Q: Is 1,513,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,513,512 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 1,513,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 24 26 27 28 33 36 39 42 44 49 52 54 56 63 66 72 77 78 84 88 91 98 99 104 108 117 126 132 143 147 154 156 168 182 189 196 198 216 231 234 252 264 273 286 294 297 308 312 351 364 378 392 396 429 441 462 468 504 539 546 572 588 594 616 637 693 702 728 756 792 819 858 882 924 936 1,001 1,078 1,092 1,144 1,176 1,188 1,274 1,287 1,323 1,386 1,404 1,512 1,617 1,638 1,716 1,764 1,848 1,911 2,002 2,079 2,156 2,184 2,376 2,457 2,548 2,574 2,646 2,772 2,808 3,003 3,234 3,276 3,432 3,528 3,822 3,861 4,004 4,158 4,312 4,851 4,914 5,096 5,148 5,292 5,544 5,733 6,006 6,468 6,552 7,007 7,644 7,722 8,008 8,316 9,009 9,702 9,828 10,296 10,584 11,466 12,012 12,936 14,014 14,553 15,288 15,444 16,632 17,199 18,018 19,404 19,656 21,021 22,932 24,024 27,027 28,028 29,106 30,888 34,398 36,036 38,808 42,042 45,864 54,054 56,056 58,212 63,063 68,796 72,072 84,084 108,108 116,424 126,126 137,592 168,168 189,189 216,216 252,252 378,378 504,504 756,756 and 1,513,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,513,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,513,512, 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).