Q: Is 1,571,076 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,571,076 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 1,571,076 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 81 108 117 156 162 234 324 351 373 468 702 746 1,053 1,119 1,404 1,492 2,106 2,238 3,357 4,212 4,476 4,849 6,714 9,698 10,071 13,428 14,547 19,396 20,142 29,094 30,213 40,284 43,641 58,188 60,426 87,282 120,852 130,923 174,564 261,846 392,769 523,692 785,538 and 1,571,076, with no remainder.

Since 1,571,076 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,571,076, 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).