Q: Is 1,069,572 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,069,572 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 1,069,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 49 51 68 84 98 102 107 119 147 196 204 214 238 294 321 357 428 476 588 642 714 749 833 1,284 1,428 1,498 1,666 1,819 2,247 2,499 2,996 3,332 3,638 4,494 4,998 5,243 5,457 7,276 8,988 9,996 10,486 10,914 12,733 15,729 20,972 21,828 25,466 31,458 38,199 50,932 62,916 76,398 89,131 152,796 178,262 267,393 356,524 534,786 and 1,069,572, with no remainder.

Since 1,069,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,069,572, 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).