Q: Is 1,542,762 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,542,762 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 1,542,762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 38 39 57 78 114 117 171 234 247 342 347 494 694 741 1,041 1,482 2,082 2,223 3,123 4,446 4,511 6,246 6,593 9,022 13,186 13,533 19,779 27,066 39,558 40,599 59,337 81,198 85,709 118,674 171,418 257,127 514,254 771,381 and 1,542,762, with no remainder.

Since 1,542,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,542,762, 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).