Q: Is 1,572,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,572,264 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 1,572,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 54 58 72 87 108 116 174 216 232 251 261 348 502 522 696 753 783 1,004 1,044 1,506 1,566 2,008 2,088 2,259 3,012 3,132 4,518 6,024 6,264 6,777 7,279 9,036 13,554 14,558 18,072 21,837 27,108 29,116 43,674 54,216 58,232 65,511 87,348 131,022 174,696 196,533 262,044 393,066 524,088 786,132 and 1,572,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,572,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,572,264, 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).