Q: Is 1,452,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,452,672 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 1,452,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 78 96 97 104 117 128 144 156 192 194 208 234 288 291 312 384 388 416 468 576 582 624 776 832 873 936 1,152 1,164 1,248 1,261 1,552 1,664 1,746 1,872 2,328 2,496 2,522 3,104 3,492 3,744 3,783 4,656 4,992 5,044 6,208 6,984 7,488 7,566 9,312 10,088 11,349 12,416 13,968 14,976 15,132 18,624 20,176 22,698 27,936 30,264 37,248 40,352 45,396 55,872 60,528 80,704 90,792 111,744 121,056 161,408 181,584 242,112 363,168 484,224 726,336 and 1,452,672, with no remainder.

Since 1,452,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,452,672, 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).