Q: Is 1,439,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,439,616 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 1,439,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 64 69 92 96 128 138 163 184 192 276 326 368 384 489 552 652 736 978 1,104 1,304 1,472 1,956 2,208 2,608 2,944 3,749 3,912 4,416 5,216 7,498 7,824 8,832 10,432 11,247 14,996 15,648 20,864 22,494 29,992 31,296 44,988 59,984 62,592 89,976 119,968 179,952 239,936 359,904 479,872 719,808 and 1,439,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,439,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,439,616, 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).