Q: Is 1,466,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,466,928 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 1,466,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 61 72 122 144 167 183 244 334 366 488 501 549 668 732 976 1,002 1,098 1,336 1,464 1,503 2,004 2,196 2,672 2,928 3,006 4,008 4,392 6,012 8,016 8,784 10,187 12,024 20,374 24,048 30,561 40,748 61,122 81,496 91,683 122,244 162,992 183,366 244,488 366,732 488,976 733,464 and 1,466,928, with no remainder.

Since 1,466,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,466,928, 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).