Q: Is 1,509,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,509,264 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 1,509,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 47 48 72 94 141 144 188 223 282 376 423 446 564 669 752 846 892 1,128 1,338 1,692 1,784 2,007 2,256 2,676 3,384 3,568 4,014 5,352 6,768 8,028 10,481 10,704 16,056 20,962 31,443 32,112 41,924 62,886 83,848 94,329 125,772 167,696 188,658 251,544 377,316 503,088 754,632 and 1,509,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,509,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,509,264, 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).