Q: Is 1,452,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,452,864 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 1,452,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 32 42 46 47 48 56 64 69 84 92 94 96 112 138 141 161 168 184 188 192 224 276 282 322 329 336 368 376 448 483 552 564 644 658 672 736 752 966 987 1,081 1,104 1,128 1,288 1,316 1,344 1,472 1,504 1,932 1,974 2,162 2,208 2,256 2,576 2,632 3,008 3,243 3,864 3,948 4,324 4,416 4,512 5,152 5,264 6,486 7,567 7,728 7,896 8,648 9,024 10,304 10,528 12,972 15,134 15,456 15,792 17,296 21,056 22,701 25,944 30,268 30,912 31,584 34,592 45,402 51,888 60,536 63,168 69,184 90,804 103,776 121,072 181,608 207,552 242,144 363,216 484,288 726,432 and 1,452,864, with no remainder.

Since 1,452,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,452,864, 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).