Q: Is 1,464,732 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,464,732 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 1,464,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 29 36 46 58 61 69 87 92 116 122 138 174 183 207 244 261 276 348 366 414 522 549 667 732 828 1,044 1,098 1,334 1,403 1,769 2,001 2,196 2,668 2,806 3,538 4,002 4,209 5,307 5,612 6,003 7,076 8,004 8,418 10,614 12,006 12,627 15,921 16,836 21,228 24,012 25,254 31,842 40,687 50,508 63,684 81,374 122,061 162,748 244,122 366,183 488,244 732,366 and 1,464,732, with no remainder.

Since 1,464,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,464,732, 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).