Q: Is 1,524,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,524,264 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 1,524,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 43 56 84 86 129 168 172 211 258 301 344 422 516 602 633 844 903 1,032 1,204 1,266 1,477 1,688 1,806 2,408 2,532 2,954 3,612 4,431 5,064 5,908 7,224 8,862 9,073 11,816 17,724 18,146 27,219 35,448 36,292 54,438 63,511 72,584 108,876 127,022 190,533 217,752 254,044 381,066 508,088 762,132 and 1,524,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,524,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,524,264, 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).