Q: Is 1,511,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,511,376 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 1,511,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 37 46 48 69 74 92 111 138 148 184 222 276 296 368 444 552 592 851 888 1,104 1,369 1,702 1,776 2,553 2,738 3,404 4,107 5,106 5,476 6,808 8,214 10,212 10,952 13,616 16,428 20,424 21,904 31,487 32,856 40,848 62,974 65,712 94,461 125,948 188,922 251,896 377,844 503,792 755,688 and 1,511,376, with no remainder.

Since 1,511,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,511,376, 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).