Q: Is 1,527,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,527,048 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 1,527,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 127 167 254 334 381 501 508 668 762 1,002 1,016 1,143 1,336 1,503 1,524 2,004 2,286 3,006 3,048 4,008 4,572 6,012 9,144 12,024 21,209 42,418 63,627 84,836 127,254 169,672 190,881 254,508 381,762 509,016 763,524 and 1,527,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,527,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,527,048, 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).