Q: Is 1,565,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,565,304 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 1,565,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 104 116 156 173 174 232 312 346 348 377 519 692 696 754 1,038 1,131 1,384 1,508 2,076 2,249 2,262 3,016 4,152 4,498 4,524 5,017 6,747 8,996 9,048 10,034 13,494 15,051 17,992 20,068 26,988 30,102 40,136 53,976 60,204 65,221 120,408 130,442 195,663 260,884 391,326 521,768 782,652 and 1,565,304, with no remainder.

Since 1,565,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,565,304, 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).