Q: Is 1,506,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,506,204 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 1,506,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 43 63 84 86 126 129 139 172 252 258 278 301 387 417 516 556 602 774 834 903 973 1,204 1,251 1,548 1,668 1,806 1,946 2,502 2,709 2,919 3,612 3,892 5,004 5,418 5,838 5,977 8,757 10,836 11,676 11,954 17,514 17,931 23,908 35,028 35,862 41,839 53,793 71,724 83,678 107,586 125,517 167,356 215,172 251,034 376,551 502,068 753,102 and 1,506,204, with no remainder.

Since 1,506,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,506,204, 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).