Q: Is 1,560,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,560,168 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 1,560,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 31 36 54 62 72 93 108 124 186 216 233 248 279 372 466 558 699 744 837 932 1,116 1,398 1,674 1,864 2,097 2,232 2,796 3,348 4,194 5,592 6,291 6,696 7,223 8,388 12,582 14,446 16,776 21,669 25,164 28,892 43,338 50,328 57,784 65,007 86,676 130,014 173,352 195,021 260,028 390,042 520,056 780,084 and 1,560,168, with no remainder.

Since 1,560,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,560,168, 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).