Q: Is 1,476,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,476,416 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 1,476,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 32 34 46 59 64 68 92 118 136 184 236 272 368 391 472 544 736 782 944 1,003 1,088 1,357 1,472 1,564 1,888 2,006 2,714 3,128 3,776 4,012 5,428 6,256 8,024 10,856 12,512 16,048 21,712 23,069 25,024 32,096 43,424 46,138 64,192 86,848 92,276 184,552 369,104 738,208 and 1,476,416, with no remainder.

Since 1,476,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,476,416, 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).