Q: Is 1,472,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,472,184 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 1,472,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 23 24 28 36 42 46 56 63 69 72 84 92 126 127 138 161 168 184 207 252 254 276 322 381 414 483 504 508 552 644 762 828 889 966 1,016 1,143 1,288 1,449 1,524 1,656 1,778 1,932 2,286 2,667 2,898 2,921 3,048 3,556 3,864 4,572 5,334 5,796 5,842 7,112 8,001 8,763 9,144 10,668 11,592 11,684 16,002 17,526 20,447 21,336 23,368 26,289 32,004 35,052 40,894 52,578 61,341 64,008 70,104 81,788 105,156 122,682 163,576 184,023 210,312 245,364 368,046 490,728 736,092 and 1,472,184, with no remainder.

Since 1,472,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,472,184, 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).