Q: Is 1,552,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,552,408 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 1,552,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 22 23 26 44 46 52 59 88 92 104 118 143 184 236 253 286 299 472 506 572 598 649 767 1,012 1,144 1,196 1,298 1,357 1,534 2,024 2,392 2,596 2,714 3,068 3,289 5,192 5,428 6,136 6,578 8,437 10,856 13,156 14,927 16,874 17,641 26,312 29,854 33,748 35,282 59,708 67,496 70,564 119,416 141,128 194,051 388,102 776,204 and 1,552,408, with no remainder.

Since 1,552,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,552,408, 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).