Q: Is 1,465,422 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,465,422 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 1,465,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 37 41 42 46 69 74 82 111 123 138 161 222 246 259 287 322 483 518 574 777 851 861 943 966 1,517 1,554 1,702 1,722 1,886 2,553 2,829 3,034 4,551 5,106 5,658 5,957 6,601 9,102 10,619 11,914 13,202 17,871 19,803 21,238 31,857 34,891 35,742 39,606 63,714 69,782 104,673 209,346 244,237 488,474 732,711 and 1,465,422, with no remainder.

Since 1,465,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,465,422, 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).