Q: Is 1,522,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,522,512 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 1,522,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 97 109 144 194 218 291 327 388 436 582 654 776 872 873 981 1,164 1,308 1,552 1,744 1,746 1,962 2,328 2,616 3,492 3,924 4,656 5,232 6,984 7,848 10,573 13,968 15,696 21,146 31,719 42,292 63,438 84,584 95,157 126,876 169,168 190,314 253,752 380,628 507,504 761,256 and 1,522,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,522,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,522,512, 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).