Q: Is 1,512,576 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,512,576 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 1,512,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 78 96 101 104 117 128 144 156 192 202 208 234 288 303 312 384 404 416 468 576 606 624 808 832 909 936 1,152 1,212 1,248 1,313 1,616 1,664 1,818 1,872 2,424 2,496 2,626 3,232 3,636 3,744 3,939 4,848 4,992 5,252 6,464 7,272 7,488 7,878 9,696 10,504 11,817 12,928 14,544 14,976 15,756 19,392 21,008 23,634 29,088 31,512 38,784 42,016 47,268 58,176 63,024 84,032 94,536 116,352 126,048 168,064 189,072 252,096 378,144 504,192 756,288 and 1,512,576, with no remainder.

Since 1,512,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,512,576, 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).