Q: Is 1,447,446 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,447,446 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 1,447,446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 182 231 241 273 286 429 462 482 546 723 858 1,001 1,446 1,687 2,002 2,651 3,003 3,133 3,374 5,061 5,302 6,006 6,266 7,953 9,399 10,122 15,906 18,557 18,798 21,931 34,463 37,114 43,862 55,671 65,793 68,926 103,389 111,342 131,586 206,778 241,241 482,482 723,723 and 1,447,446, with no remainder.

Since 1,447,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,447,446, 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).