Q: Is 1,490,832 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,490,832 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 1,490,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 27 28 29 34 36 42 48 51 54 56 58 63 68 72 84 87 102 108 112 116 119 126 136 144 153 168 174 189 203 204 216 232 238 252 261 272 306 336 348 357 378 406 408 432 459 464 476 493 504 522 609 612 696 714 756 783 812 816 918 952 986 1,008 1,044 1,071 1,218 1,224 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,827 1,836 1,904 1,972 2,088 2,142 2,436 2,448 2,856 2,958 3,024 3,132 3,213 3,248 3,451 3,654 3,672 3,944 4,176 4,284 4,437 4,872 5,481 5,712 5,916 6,264 6,426 6,902 7,308 7,344 7,888 8,568 8,874 9,744 10,353 10,962 11,832 12,528 12,852 13,311 13,804 14,616 17,136 17,748 20,706 21,924 23,664 25,704 26,622 27,608 29,232 31,059 35,496 41,412 43,848 51,408 53,244 55,216 62,118 70,992 82,824 87,696 93,177 106,488 124,236 165,648 186,354 212,976 248,472 372,708 496,944 745,416 and 1,490,832, with no remainder.

Since 1,490,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,490,832, 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).