Q: Is 1,446,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,446,000 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 1,446,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 241 250 300 375 400 482 500 600 723 750 964 1,000 1,200 1,205 1,446 1,500 1,928 2,000 2,410 2,892 3,000 3,615 3,856 4,820 5,784 6,000 6,025 7,230 9,640 11,568 12,050 14,460 18,075 19,280 24,100 28,920 30,125 36,150 48,200 57,840 60,250 72,300 90,375 96,400 120,500 144,600 180,750 241,000 289,200 361,500 482,000 723,000 and 1,446,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,446,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,446,000, 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).