Q: Is 1,439,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,439,424 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,439,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 27 28 32 34 36 42 48 49 51 54 56 63 64 68 72 84 96 98 102 108 112 119 126 136 144 147 153 168 189 192 196 204 216 224 238 252 272 288 294 306 336 357 378 392 408 432 441 448 459 476 504 544 576 588 612 672 714 756 784 816 833 864 882 918 952 1,008 1,071 1,088 1,176 1,224 1,323 1,344 1,428 1,512 1,568 1,632 1,666 1,728 1,764 1,836 1,904 2,016 2,142 2,352 2,448 2,499 2,646 2,856 3,024 3,136 3,213 3,264 3,332 3,528 3,672 3,808 4,032 4,284 4,704 4,896 4,998 5,292 5,712 6,048 6,426 6,664 7,056 7,344 7,497 7,616 8,568 9,408 9,792 9,996 10,584 11,424 12,096 12,852 13,328 14,112 14,688 14,994 17,136 19,992 21,168 22,491 22,848 25,704 26,656 28,224 29,376 29,988 34,272 39,984 42,336 44,982 51,408 53,312 59,976 68,544 79,968 84,672 89,964 102,816 119,952 159,936 179,928 205,632 239,904 359,856 479,808 719,712 and 1,439,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,439,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,439,424, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).