Q: Is 1,527,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,527,624 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 1,527,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 433 441 504 588 866 882 1,176 1,299 1,732 1,764 2,598 3,031 3,464 3,528 3,897 5,196 6,062 7,794 9,093 10,392 12,124 15,588 18,186 21,217 24,248 27,279 31,176 36,372 42,434 54,558 63,651 72,744 84,868 109,116 127,302 169,736 190,953 218,232 254,604 381,906 509,208 763,812 and 1,527,624, with no remainder.

Since 1,527,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,527,624, 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).