Q: Is 1,461,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,461,936 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 1,461,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 56 57 76 84 112 114 133 152 168 228 229 266 304 336 399 456 458 532 687 798 912 916 1,064 1,374 1,596 1,603 1,832 2,128 2,748 3,192 3,206 3,664 4,351 4,809 5,496 6,384 6,412 8,702 9,618 10,992 12,824 13,053 17,404 19,236 25,648 26,106 30,457 34,808 38,472 52,212 60,914 69,616 76,944 91,371 104,424 121,828 182,742 208,848 243,656 365,484 487,312 730,968 and 1,461,936, with no remainder.

Since 1,461,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,461,936, 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).