Q: Is 1,463,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,463,904 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 1,463,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 17 18 23 24 26 32 34 36 39 46 48 51 52 68 69 72 78 92 96 102 104 117 136 138 144 153 156 184 204 207 208 221 234 272 276 288 299 306 312 368 391 408 414 416 442 468 544 552 598 612 624 663 736 782 816 828 884 897 936 1,104 1,173 1,196 1,224 1,248 1,326 1,564 1,632 1,656 1,768 1,794 1,872 1,989 2,208 2,346 2,392 2,448 2,652 2,691 3,128 3,312 3,519 3,536 3,588 3,744 3,978 4,692 4,784 4,896 5,083 5,304 5,382 6,256 6,624 7,038 7,072 7,176 7,956 9,384 9,568 10,166 10,608 10,764 12,512 14,076 14,352 15,249 15,912 18,768 20,332 21,216 21,528 28,152 28,704 30,498 31,824 37,536 40,664 43,056 45,747 56,304 60,996 63,648 81,328 86,112 91,494 112,608 121,992 162,656 182,988 243,984 365,976 487,968 731,952 and 1,463,904, with no remainder.

Since 1,463,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,463,904, 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).