Q: Is 1,565,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,565,928 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 1,565,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 28 36 39 42 52 56 63 72 78 84 91 104 117 126 156 168 182 234 239 252 273 312 364 468 478 504 546 717 728 819 936 956 1,092 1,434 1,638 1,673 1,912 2,151 2,184 2,868 3,107 3,276 3,346 4,302 5,019 5,736 6,214 6,552 6,692 8,604 9,321 10,038 12,428 13,384 15,057 17,208 18,642 20,076 21,749 24,856 27,963 30,114 37,284 40,152 43,498 55,926 60,228 65,247 74,568 86,996 111,852 120,456 130,494 173,992 195,741 223,704 260,988 391,482 521,976 782,964 and 1,565,928, with no remainder.

Since 1,565,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,565,928, 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).