Q: Is 1,568,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,568,112 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 1,568,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 104 112 156 168 182 208 273 312 336 359 364 546 624 718 728 1,077 1,092 1,436 1,456 2,154 2,184 2,513 2,872 4,308 4,368 4,667 5,026 5,744 7,539 8,616 9,334 10,052 14,001 15,078 17,232 18,668 20,104 28,002 30,156 32,669 37,336 40,208 56,004 60,312 65,338 74,672 98,007 112,008 120,624 130,676 196,014 224,016 261,352 392,028 522,704 784,056 and 1,568,112, with no remainder.

Since 1,568,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,568,112, 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).