Q: Is 1,527,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,527,768 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 1,527,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 198 216 264 297 396 594 643 792 1,188 1,286 1,929 2,376 2,572 3,858 5,144 5,787 7,073 7,716 11,574 14,146 15,432 17,361 21,219 23,148 28,292 34,722 42,438 46,296 56,584 63,657 69,444 84,876 127,314 138,888 169,752 190,971 254,628 381,942 509,256 763,884 and 1,527,768, with no remainder.

Since 1,527,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,527,768, 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).