Q: Is 1,471,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,471,248 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 1,471,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 34 36 48 51 68 72 102 136 144 153 204 272 306 408 601 612 816 1,202 1,224 1,803 2,404 2,448 3,606 4,808 5,409 7,212 9,616 10,217 10,818 14,424 20,434 21,636 28,848 30,651 40,868 43,272 61,302 81,736 86,544 91,953 122,604 163,472 183,906 245,208 367,812 490,416 735,624 and 1,471,248, with no remainder.

Since 1,471,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,471,248, 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).