Q: Is 1,442,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,442,112 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 1,442,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 29 32 37 42 48 56 58 64 74 84 87 96 111 112 116 148 168 174 192 203 222 224 232 259 296 336 348 406 444 448 464 518 592 609 672 696 777 812 888 928 1,036 1,073 1,184 1,218 1,344 1,392 1,554 1,624 1,776 1,856 2,072 2,146 2,368 2,436 2,784 3,108 3,219 3,248 3,552 4,144 4,292 4,872 5,568 6,216 6,438 6,496 7,104 7,511 8,288 8,584 9,744 12,432 12,876 12,992 15,022 16,576 17,168 19,488 22,533 24,864 25,752 30,044 34,336 38,976 45,066 49,728 51,504 60,088 68,672 90,132 103,008 120,176 180,264 206,016 240,352 360,528 480,704 721,056 and 1,442,112, with no remainder.

Since 1,442,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,442,112, 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).