Q: Is 1,478,064 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,478,064 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 1,478,064 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 53 56 83 84 106 112 159 166 168 212 249 318 332 336 371 424 498 581 636 664 742 848 996 1,113 1,162 1,272 1,328 1,484 1,743 1,992 2,226 2,324 2,544 2,968 3,486 3,984 4,399 4,452 4,648 5,936 6,972 8,798 8,904 9,296 13,197 13,944 17,596 17,808 26,394 27,888 30,793 35,192 52,788 61,586 70,384 92,379 105,576 123,172 184,758 211,152 246,344 369,516 492,688 739,032 and 1,478,064, with no remainder.

Since 1,478,064 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,478,064, 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).