Q: Is 1,501,164 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,501,164 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 1,501,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 37 42 46 49 63 69 74 84 92 98 111 126 138 147 148 161 196 207 222 252 259 276 294 322 333 414 441 444 483 518 588 644 666 777 828 851 882 966 1,036 1,127 1,332 1,449 1,554 1,702 1,764 1,813 1,932 2,254 2,331 2,553 2,898 3,108 3,381 3,404 3,626 4,508 4,662 5,106 5,439 5,796 5,957 6,762 7,252 7,659 9,324 10,143 10,212 10,878 11,914 13,524 15,318 16,317 17,871 20,286 21,756 23,828 30,636 32,634 35,742 40,572 41,699 53,613 65,268 71,484 83,398 107,226 125,097 166,796 214,452 250,194 375,291 500,388 750,582 and 1,501,164, with no remainder.

Since 1,501,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,501,164, 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).