Q: Is 1,516,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,516,352 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 1,516,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 29 32 38 43 58 64 76 86 116 152 172 232 304 344 464 551 608 688 817 928 1,102 1,216 1,247 1,376 1,634 1,856 2,204 2,494 2,752 3,268 4,408 4,988 6,536 8,816 9,976 13,072 17,632 19,952 23,693 26,144 35,264 39,904 47,386 52,288 79,808 94,772 189,544 379,088 758,176 and 1,516,352, with no remainder.

Since 1,516,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,516,352, 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).