Q: Is 1,528,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,528,212 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 1,528,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 49 69 84 92 98 113 138 147 161 196 226 276 294 322 339 452 483 588 644 678 791 966 1,127 1,356 1,582 1,932 2,254 2,373 2,599 3,164 3,381 4,508 4,746 5,198 5,537 6,762 7,797 9,492 10,396 11,074 13,524 15,594 16,611 18,193 22,148 31,188 33,222 36,386 54,579 66,444 72,772 109,158 127,351 218,316 254,702 382,053 509,404 764,106 and 1,528,212, with no remainder.

Since 1,528,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,528,212, 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).