Q: Is 1,540,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,540,616 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 1,540,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 41 44 56 61 77 82 88 122 154 164 244 287 308 328 427 451 488 574 616 671 854 902 1,148 1,342 1,708 1,804 2,296 2,501 2,684 3,157 3,416 3,608 4,697 5,002 5,368 6,314 9,394 10,004 12,628 17,507 18,788 20,008 25,256 27,511 35,014 37,576 55,022 70,028 110,044 140,056 192,577 220,088 385,154 770,308 and 1,540,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,540,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,540,616, 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).