Q: Is 1,440,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,440,072 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 1,440,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 59 72 108 113 118 177 216 226 236 339 354 452 472 531 678 708 904 1,017 1,062 1,356 1,416 1,593 2,034 2,124 2,712 3,051 3,186 4,068 4,248 6,102 6,372 6,667 8,136 12,204 12,744 13,334 20,001 24,408 26,668 40,002 53,336 60,003 80,004 120,006 160,008 180,009 240,012 360,018 480,024 720,036 and 1,440,072, with no remainder.

Since 1,440,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,440,072, 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).