Q: Is 1,509,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,509,624 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 1,509,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 54 58 72 87 108 116 174 216 232 241 261 348 482 522 696 723 783 964 1,044 1,446 1,566 1,928 2,088 2,169 2,892 3,132 4,338 5,784 6,264 6,507 6,989 8,676 13,014 13,978 17,352 20,967 26,028 27,956 41,934 52,056 55,912 62,901 83,868 125,802 167,736 188,703 251,604 377,406 503,208 754,812 and 1,509,624, with no remainder.

Since 1,509,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,509,624, 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).