Q: Is 1,442,556 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,442,556 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 1,442,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 37 38 54 57 74 76 108 111 114 148 171 222 228 333 342 361 444 513 666 684 703 722 999 1,026 1,083 1,332 1,406 1,444 1,998 2,052 2,109 2,166 2,812 3,249 3,996 4,218 4,332 6,327 6,498 8,436 9,747 12,654 12,996 13,357 18,981 19,494 25,308 26,714 37,962 38,988 40,071 53,428 75,924 80,142 120,213 160,284 240,426 360,639 480,852 721,278 and 1,442,556, with no remainder.

Since 1,442,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,442,556, 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).