Q: Is 1,502,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,502,172 is a composite number.

Why is 1,502,172 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 1,502,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 84 108 126 189 252 378 756 1,987 3,974 5,961 7,948 11,922 13,909 17,883 23,844 27,818 35,766 41,727 53,649 55,636 71,532 83,454 107,298 125,181 166,908 214,596 250,362 375,543 500,724 751,086 and 1,502,172, with no remainder.

Since 1,502,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,502,172, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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