Q: Is 1,509,354 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,509,354 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 1,509,354 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 81 99 121 126 154 162 189 198 231 242 297 363 378 462 567 594 693 726 847 891 1,089 1,134 1,331 1,386 1,694 1,782 2,079 2,178 2,541 2,662 3,267 3,993 4,158 5,082 6,237 6,534 7,623 7,986 9,317 9,801 11,979 12,474 15,246 18,634 19,602 22,869 23,958 27,951 35,937 45,738 55,902 68,607 71,874 83,853 107,811 137,214 167,706 215,622 251,559 503,118 754,677 and 1,509,354, with no remainder.

Since 1,509,354 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,509,354, 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).