Q: Is 1,536,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,536,192 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 1,536,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 84 96 108 112 126 127 144 168 189 192 216 224 252 254 288 336 378 381 432 448 504 508 576 672 756 762 864 889 1,008 1,016 1,143 1,344 1,512 1,524 1,728 1,778 2,016 2,032 2,286 2,667 3,024 3,048 3,429 3,556 4,032 4,064 4,572 5,334 6,048 6,096 6,858 7,112 8,001 8,128 9,144 10,668 12,096 12,192 13,716 14,224 16,002 18,288 21,336 24,003 24,384 27,432 28,448 32,004 36,576 42,672 48,006 54,864 56,896 64,008 73,152 85,344 96,012 109,728 128,016 170,688 192,024 219,456 256,032 384,048 512,064 768,096 and 1,536,192, with no remainder.

Since 1,536,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,536,192, 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).