Q: Is 1,567,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,567,608 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 1,567,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 31 42 43 49 56 62 84 86 93 98 124 129 147 168 172 186 196 217 248 258 294 301 344 372 392 434 516 588 602 651 744 868 903 1,032 1,176 1,204 1,302 1,333 1,519 1,736 1,806 2,107 2,408 2,604 2,666 3,038 3,612 3,999 4,214 4,557 5,208 5,332 6,076 6,321 7,224 7,998 8,428 9,114 9,331 10,664 12,152 12,642 15,996 16,856 18,228 18,662 25,284 27,993 31,992 36,456 37,324 50,568 55,986 65,317 74,648 111,972 130,634 195,951 223,944 261,268 391,902 522,536 783,804 and 1,567,608, with no remainder.

Since 1,567,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,567,608, 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).