Q: Is 1,394,172 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,394,172 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 1,394,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 81 108 117 156 162 234 324 331 351 468 662 702 993 1,053 1,324 1,404 1,986 2,106 2,979 3,972 4,212 4,303 5,958 8,606 8,937 11,916 12,909 17,212 17,874 25,818 26,811 35,748 38,727 51,636 53,622 77,454 107,244 116,181 154,908 232,362 348,543 464,724 697,086 and 1,394,172, with no remainder.

Since 1,394,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,394,172, 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).