Q: Is 1,518,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,518,048 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 1,518,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 224 251 252 288 336 378 432 502 504 672 753 756 864 1,004 1,008 1,506 1,512 1,757 2,008 2,016 2,259 3,012 3,024 3,514 4,016 4,518 5,271 6,024 6,048 6,777 7,028 8,032 9,036 10,542 12,048 13,554 14,056 15,813 18,072 21,084 24,096 27,108 28,112 31,626 36,144 42,168 47,439 54,216 56,224 63,252 72,288 84,336 94,878 108,432 126,504 168,672 189,756 216,864 253,008 379,512 506,016 759,024 and 1,518,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,518,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,518,048, 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).