Q: Is 1,476,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,476,216 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 1,476,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 29 36 42 56 58 63 72 84 87 101 116 126 168 174 202 203 232 252 261 303 348 404 406 504 522 606 609 696 707 808 812 909 1,044 1,212 1,218 1,414 1,624 1,818 1,827 2,088 2,121 2,424 2,436 2,828 2,929 3,636 3,654 4,242 4,872 5,656 5,858 6,363 7,272 7,308 8,484 8,787 11,716 12,726 14,616 16,968 17,574 20,503 23,432 25,452 26,361 35,148 41,006 50,904 52,722 61,509 70,296 82,012 105,444 123,018 164,024 184,527 210,888 246,036 369,054 492,072 738,108 and 1,476,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,476,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,476,216, 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).