Q: Is 1,481,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,481,544 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 1,481,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 36 38 54 57 72 76 108 114 152 171 216 228 342 361 456 513 684 722 1,026 1,083 1,368 1,444 2,052 2,166 2,888 3,249 4,104 4,332 6,498 6,859 8,664 9,747 12,996 13,718 19,494 20,577 25,992 27,436 38,988 41,154 54,872 61,731 77,976 82,308 123,462 164,616 185,193 246,924 370,386 493,848 740,772 and 1,481,544, with no remainder.

Since 1,481,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,481,544, 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).