Q: Is 1,560,132 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,560,132 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 1,560,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 41 42 63 82 84 123 126 151 164 246 252 287 302 369 453 492 574 604 738 861 906 1,057 1,148 1,359 1,476 1,722 1,812 2,114 2,583 2,718 3,171 3,444 4,228 5,166 5,436 6,191 6,342 9,513 10,332 12,382 12,684 18,573 19,026 24,764 37,146 38,052 43,337 55,719 74,292 86,674 111,438 130,011 173,348 222,876 260,022 390,033 520,044 780,066 and 1,560,132, with no remainder.

Since 1,560,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,560,132, 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).