Q: Is 1,393,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,393,536 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 1,393,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 76 96 114 128 152 191 192 228 304 382 384 456 573 608 764 912 1,146 1,216 1,528 1,824 2,292 2,432 3,056 3,629 3,648 4,584 6,112 7,258 7,296 9,168 10,887 12,224 14,516 18,336 21,774 24,448 29,032 36,672 43,548 58,064 73,344 87,096 116,128 174,192 232,256 348,384 464,512 696,768 and 1,393,536, with no remainder.

Since 1,393,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,393,536, 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).