Q: Is 1,477,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,477,632 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 1,477,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 37 39 48 52 64 74 78 96 104 111 128 148 156 192 208 222 256 296 312 384 416 444 481 512 592 624 768 832 888 962 1,024 1,184 1,248 1,443 1,536 1,664 1,776 1,924 2,368 2,496 2,886 3,072 3,328 3,552 3,848 4,736 4,992 5,772 6,656 7,104 7,696 9,472 9,984 11,544 13,312 14,208 15,392 18,944 19,968 23,088 28,416 30,784 37,888 39,936 46,176 56,832 61,568 92,352 113,664 123,136 184,704 246,272 369,408 492,544 738,816 and 1,477,632, with no remainder.

Since 1,477,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,477,632, 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).