Q: Is 1,458,972 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,458,972 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 1,458,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 79 81 108 114 158 162 171 228 237 243 316 324 342 474 486 513 684 711 948 972 1,026 1,422 1,501 1,539 2,052 2,133 2,844 3,002 3,078 4,266 4,503 4,617 6,004 6,156 6,399 8,532 9,006 9,234 12,798 13,509 18,012 18,468 19,197 25,596 27,018 38,394 40,527 54,036 76,788 81,054 121,581 162,108 243,162 364,743 486,324 729,486 and 1,458,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,458,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,458,972, 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).