Q: Is 1,553,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,553,244 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 1,553,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 41 42 44 66 77 82 84 123 132 154 164 231 246 287 308 451 462 492 574 861 902 924 1,148 1,353 1,681 1,722 1,804 2,706 3,157 3,362 3,444 5,043 5,412 6,314 6,724 9,471 10,086 11,767 12,628 18,491 18,942 20,172 23,534 35,301 36,982 37,884 47,068 55,473 70,602 73,964 110,946 129,437 141,204 221,892 258,874 388,311 517,748 776,622 and 1,553,244, with no remainder.

Since 1,553,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,553,244, 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).