Q: Is 1,442,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,442,448 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 1,442,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 53 54 56 63 72 81 84 106 108 112 126 144 159 162 168 189 212 216 243 252 318 324 336 371 378 424 432 477 486 504 567 636 648 742 756 848 954 972 1,008 1,113 1,134 1,272 1,296 1,431 1,484 1,512 1,701 1,908 1,944 2,226 2,268 2,544 2,862 2,968 3,024 3,339 3,402 3,816 3,888 4,293 4,452 4,536 5,724 5,936 6,678 6,804 7,632 8,586 8,904 9,072 10,017 11,448 12,879 13,356 13,608 17,172 17,808 20,034 22,896 25,758 26,712 27,216 30,051 34,344 40,068 51,516 53,424 60,102 68,688 80,136 90,153 103,032 120,204 160,272 180,306 206,064 240,408 360,612 480,816 721,224 and 1,442,448, with no remainder.

Since 1,442,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,442,448, 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).