Q: Is 1,560,702 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,560,702 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 1,560,702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 17 22 26 33 34 39 51 66 78 102 107 143 187 214 221 286 321 374 429 442 561 642 663 858 1,122 1,177 1,326 1,391 1,819 2,354 2,431 2,782 3,531 3,638 4,173 4,862 5,457 7,062 7,293 8,346 10,914 14,586 15,301 20,009 23,647 30,602 40,018 45,903 47,294 60,027 70,941 91,806 120,054 141,882 260,117 520,234 780,351 and 1,560,702, with no remainder.

Since 1,560,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,560,702, 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).