Q: Is 1,511,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,511,016 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 1,511,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 104 116 156 167 174 232 312 334 348 377 501 668 696 754 1,002 1,131 1,336 1,508 2,004 2,171 2,262 3,016 4,008 4,342 4,524 4,843 6,513 8,684 9,048 9,686 13,026 14,529 17,368 19,372 26,052 29,058 38,744 52,104 58,116 62,959 116,232 125,918 188,877 251,836 377,754 503,672 755,508 and 1,511,016, with no remainder.

Since 1,511,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,511,016, 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).