Q: Is 1,493,964 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,493,964 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 1,493,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 53 54 58 81 87 106 108 116 159 162 174 212 243 261 318 324 348 477 486 522 636 783 954 972 1,044 1,431 1,537 1,566 1,908 2,349 2,862 3,074 3,132 4,293 4,611 4,698 5,724 6,148 7,047 8,586 9,222 9,396 12,879 13,833 14,094 17,172 18,444 25,758 27,666 28,188 41,499 51,516 55,332 82,998 124,497 165,996 248,994 373,491 497,988 746,982 and 1,493,964, with no remainder.

Since 1,493,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,493,964, 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).