Q: Is 1,512,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,512,456 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 1,512,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 17 22 24 33 34 44 51 66 68 88 102 132 136 187 204 264 337 374 408 561 674 748 1,011 1,122 1,348 1,496 2,022 2,244 2,696 3,707 4,044 4,488 5,729 7,414 8,088 11,121 11,458 14,828 17,187 22,242 22,916 29,656 34,374 44,484 45,832 63,019 68,748 88,968 126,038 137,496 189,057 252,076 378,114 504,152 756,228 and 1,512,456, with no remainder.

Since 1,512,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,512,456, 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).