Q: Is 1,444,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,444,896 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 1,444,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 32 36 48 58 72 87 96 116 144 173 174 232 261 288 346 348 464 519 522 692 696 928 1,038 1,044 1,384 1,392 1,557 2,076 2,088 2,768 2,784 3,114 4,152 4,176 5,017 5,536 6,228 8,304 8,352 10,034 12,456 15,051 16,608 20,068 24,912 30,102 40,136 45,153 49,824 60,204 80,272 90,306 120,408 160,544 180,612 240,816 361,224 481,632 722,448 and 1,444,896, with no remainder.

Since 1,444,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,444,896, 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).