Q: Is 1,440,576 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,440,576 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 1,440,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 41 48 61 64 72 82 96 122 123 144 164 183 192 244 246 288 328 366 369 488 492 549 576 656 732 738 976 984 1,098 1,312 1,464 1,476 1,952 1,968 2,196 2,501 2,624 2,928 2,952 3,904 3,936 4,392 5,002 5,856 5,904 7,503 7,872 8,784 10,004 11,712 11,808 15,006 17,568 20,008 22,509 23,616 30,012 35,136 40,016 45,018 60,024 80,032 90,036 120,048 160,064 180,072 240,096 360,144 480,192 720,288 and 1,440,576, with no remainder.

Since 1,440,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,440,576, 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).