Q: Is 1,473,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,473,108 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 1,473,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 19 21 26 28 38 39 42 52 57 71 76 78 84 91 114 133 142 156 182 213 228 247 266 273 284 364 399 426 494 497 532 546 741 798 852 923 988 994 1,092 1,349 1,482 1,491 1,596 1,729 1,846 1,988 2,698 2,769 2,964 2,982 3,458 3,692 4,047 5,187 5,396 5,538 5,964 6,461 6,916 8,094 9,443 10,374 11,076 12,922 16,188 17,537 18,886 19,383 20,748 25,844 28,329 35,074 37,772 38,766 52,611 56,658 70,148 77,532 105,222 113,316 122,759 210,444 245,518 368,277 491,036 736,554 and 1,473,108, with no remainder.

Since 1,473,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,473,108, 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).