Q: Is 1,567,566 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,567,566 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 1,567,566 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 13 14 18 21 22 26 27 29 33 39 42 54 58 63 66 77 78 87 91 99 117 126 143 154 174 182 189 198 203 231 234 261 273 286 297 319 351 377 378 406 429 462 522 546 594 609 638 693 702 754 783 819 858 957 1,001 1,131 1,218 1,287 1,386 1,566 1,638 1,827 1,914 2,002 2,079 2,233 2,262 2,457 2,574 2,639 2,871 3,003 3,393 3,654 3,861 4,147 4,158 4,466 4,914 5,278 5,481 5,742 6,006 6,699 6,786 7,722 7,917 8,294 8,613 9,009 10,179 10,962 12,441 13,398 15,834 17,226 18,018 20,097 20,358 23,751 24,882 27,027 29,029 37,323 40,194 47,502 54,054 58,058 60,291 71,253 74,646 87,087 111,969 120,582 142,506 174,174 223,938 261,261 522,522 783,783 and 1,567,566, with no remainder.

Since 1,567,566 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,567,566, 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).