Q: Is 1,568,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,568,970 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 1,568,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 27 30 39 45 54 65 78 81 90 117 130 135 149 162 195 234 270 298 351 390 405 447 585 702 745 810 894 1,053 1,170 1,341 1,490 1,755 1,937 2,106 2,235 2,682 3,510 3,874 4,023 4,470 5,265 5,811 6,705 8,046 9,685 10,530 11,622 12,069 13,410 17,433 19,370 20,115 24,138 29,055 34,866 40,230 52,299 58,110 60,345 87,165 104,598 120,690 156,897 174,330 261,495 313,794 522,990 784,485 and 1,568,970, with no remainder.

Since 1,568,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,568,970, 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).