Q: Is 1,447,956 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,447,956 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 1,447,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 81 82 108 109 123 162 164 218 246 324 327 369 436 492 654 738 981 1,107 1,308 1,476 1,962 2,214 2,943 3,321 3,924 4,428 4,469 5,886 6,642 8,829 8,938 11,772 13,284 13,407 17,658 17,876 26,814 35,316 40,221 53,628 80,442 120,663 160,884 241,326 361,989 482,652 723,978 and 1,447,956, with no remainder.

Since 1,447,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,447,956, 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).