Q: Is 1,552,644 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,552,644 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 1,552,644 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 43 51 59 68 86 102 118 129 153 172 177 204 236 258 306 354 387 516 531 612 708 731 774 1,003 1,062 1,462 1,548 2,006 2,124 2,193 2,537 2,924 3,009 4,012 4,386 5,074 6,018 6,579 7,611 8,772 9,027 10,148 12,036 13,158 15,222 18,054 22,833 26,316 30,444 36,108 43,129 45,666 86,258 91,332 129,387 172,516 258,774 388,161 517,548 776,322 and 1,552,644, with no remainder.

Since 1,552,644 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,552,644, 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).