Q: Is 1,461,558 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,461,558 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 1,461,558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 23 34 42 46 51 69 89 102 119 138 161 178 238 267 322 357 391 483 534 623 714 782 966 1,173 1,246 1,513 1,869 2,047 2,346 2,737 3,026 3,738 4,094 4,539 5,474 6,141 8,211 9,078 10,591 12,282 14,329 16,422 21,182 28,658 31,773 34,799 42,987 63,546 69,598 85,974 104,397 208,794 243,593 487,186 730,779 and 1,461,558, with no remainder.

Since 1,461,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,461,558, 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).