Q: Is 1,564,068 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,564,068 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 1,564,068 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 17 22 33 34 41 44 51 66 68 82 102 123 132 164 187 204 246 289 374 451 492 561 578 697 748 867 902 1,122 1,156 1,353 1,394 1,734 1,804 2,091 2,244 2,706 2,788 3,179 3,468 4,182 5,412 6,358 7,667 8,364 9,537 11,849 12,716 15,334 19,074 23,001 23,698 30,668 35,547 38,148 46,002 47,396 71,094 92,004 130,339 142,188 260,678 391,017 521,356 782,034 and 1,564,068, with no remainder.

Since 1,564,068 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,564,068, 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).