Q: Is 1,569,096 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,569,096 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 1,569,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 31 36 37 38 57 62 72 74 76 93 111 114 124 148 152 171 186 222 228 248 279 296 333 342 372 444 456 558 589 666 684 703 744 888 1,116 1,147 1,178 1,332 1,368 1,406 1,767 2,109 2,232 2,294 2,356 2,664 2,812 3,441 3,534 4,218 4,588 4,712 5,301 5,624 6,327 6,882 7,068 8,436 9,176 10,323 10,602 12,654 13,764 14,136 16,872 20,646 21,204 21,793 25,308 27,528 41,292 42,408 43,586 50,616 65,379 82,584 87,172 130,758 174,344 196,137 261,516 392,274 523,032 784,548 and 1,569,096, with no remainder.

Since 1,569,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,569,096, 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).