Q: Is 1,452,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,452,204 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 1,452,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 29 36 39 52 58 78 87 107 116 117 156 174 214 234 261 321 348 377 428 468 522 642 754 963 1,044 1,131 1,284 1,391 1,508 1,926 2,262 2,782 3,103 3,393 3,852 4,173 4,524 5,564 6,206 6,786 8,346 9,309 12,412 12,519 13,572 16,692 18,618 25,038 27,927 37,236 40,339 50,076 55,854 80,678 111,708 121,017 161,356 242,034 363,051 484,068 726,102 and 1,452,204, with no remainder.

Since 1,452,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,452,204, 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).