Q: Is 1,446,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,446,984 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 1,446,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 27 28 29 33 36 42 44 54 56 58 63 66 72 77 81 84 87 88 99 108 116 126 132 154 162 168 174 189 198 203 216 231 232 252 261 264 297 308 319 324 348 378 396 406 462 504 522 567 594 609 616 638 648 693 696 756 783 792 812 891 924 957 1,044 1,134 1,188 1,218 1,276 1,386 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,782 1,827 1,848 1,914 2,079 2,088 2,233 2,268 2,349 2,376 2,436 2,552 2,772 2,871 3,132 3,564 3,654 3,828 4,158 4,466 4,536 4,698 4,872 5,481 5,544 5,742 6,237 6,264 6,699 7,128 7,308 7,656 8,316 8,613 8,932 9,396 10,962 11,484 12,474 13,398 14,616 16,443 16,632 17,226 17,864 18,792 20,097 21,924 22,968 24,948 25,839 26,796 32,886 34,452 40,194 43,848 49,896 51,678 53,592 60,291 65,772 68,904 80,388 103,356 120,582 131,544 160,776 180,873 206,712 241,164 361,746 482,328 723,492 and 1,446,984, with no remainder.

Since 1,446,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,446,984, 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).