Q: Is 1,560,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,560,636 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 1,560,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 198 231 252 308 396 462 563 693 924 1,126 1,386 1,689 2,252 2,772 3,378 3,941 5,067 6,193 6,756 7,882 10,134 11,823 12,386 15,764 18,579 20,268 23,646 24,772 35,469 37,158 43,351 47,292 55,737 70,938 74,316 86,702 111,474 130,053 141,876 173,404 222,948 260,106 390,159 520,212 780,318 and 1,560,636, with no remainder.

Since 1,560,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,560,636, 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).