Q: Is 1,444,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,444,716 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 1,444,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 27 28 36 39 42 49 52 54 63 78 81 84 91 98 108 117 126 147 156 162 182 189 196 234 252 273 294 324 343 351 364 378 441 468 546 567 588 637 686 702 756 819 882 1,029 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,274 1,323 1,372 1,404 1,638 1,764 1,911 2,058 2,106 2,268 2,457 2,548 2,646 3,087 3,276 3,822 3,969 4,116 4,212 4,459 4,914 5,292 5,733 6,174 7,371 7,644 7,938 8,918 9,261 9,828 11,466 12,348 13,377 14,742 15,876 17,199 17,836 18,522 22,932 26,754 27,783 29,484 34,398 37,044 40,131 51,597 53,508 55,566 68,796 80,262 103,194 111,132 120,393 160,524 206,388 240,786 361,179 481,572 722,358 and 1,444,716, with no remainder.

Since 1,444,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,444,716, 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).