Q: Is 1,514,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,514,632 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 1,514,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 37 43 56 68 74 86 119 136 148 172 238 259 296 301 344 476 518 602 629 731 952 1,036 1,204 1,258 1,462 1,591 2,072 2,408 2,516 2,924 3,182 4,403 5,032 5,117 5,848 6,364 8,806 10,234 11,137 12,728 17,612 20,468 22,274 27,047 35,224 40,936 44,548 54,094 89,096 108,188 189,329 216,376 378,658 757,316 and 1,514,632, with no remainder.

Since 1,514,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,514,632, 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).