Q: Is 1,464,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,464,624 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 1,464,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,453 2,906 4,359 5,812 8,718 10,171 11,624 13,077 17,436 20,342 23,248 26,154 30,513 34,872 40,684 52,308 61,026 69,744 81,368 91,539 104,616 122,052 162,736 183,078 209,232 244,104 366,156 488,208 732,312 and 1,464,624, with no remainder.

Since 1,464,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,464,624, 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).