Q: Is 1,529,388 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,529,388 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 1,529,388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 27 28 34 36 42 49 51 54 63 68 84 98 102 108 119 126 147 153 189 196 204 238 252 289 294 306 357 378 441 459 476 578 588 612 714 756 833 867 882 918 1,071 1,156 1,323 1,428 1,666 1,734 1,764 1,836 2,023 2,142 2,499 2,601 2,646 3,213 3,332 3,468 4,046 4,284 4,998 5,202 5,292 6,069 6,426 7,497 7,803 8,092 9,996 10,404 12,138 12,852 14,161 14,994 15,606 18,207 22,491 24,276 28,322 29,988 31,212 36,414 42,483 44,982 54,621 56,644 72,828 84,966 89,964 109,242 127,449 169,932 218,484 254,898 382,347 509,796 764,694 and 1,529,388, with no remainder.

Since 1,529,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,529,388, 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).