Q: Is 1,565,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,565,748 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 1,565,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 31 36 46 61 62 69 92 93 122 124 138 183 186 207 244 276 279 366 372 414 549 558 713 732 828 1,098 1,116 1,403 1,426 1,891 2,139 2,196 2,806 2,852 3,782 4,209 4,278 5,612 5,673 6,417 7,564 8,418 8,556 11,346 12,627 12,834 16,836 17,019 22,692 25,254 25,668 34,038 43,493 50,508 68,076 86,986 130,479 173,972 260,958 391,437 521,916 782,874 and 1,565,748, with no remainder.

Since 1,565,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,565,748, 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).