Q: Is 1,572,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,572,704 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 1,572,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 49 56 59 68 98 112 118 119 136 196 224 236 238 272 392 413 472 476 544 784 826 833 944 952 1,003 1,568 1,652 1,666 1,888 1,904 2,006 2,891 3,304 3,332 3,808 4,012 5,782 6,608 6,664 7,021 8,024 11,564 13,216 13,328 14,042 16,048 23,128 26,656 28,084 32,096 46,256 49,147 56,168 92,512 98,294 112,336 196,588 224,672 393,176 786,352 and 1,572,704, with no remainder.

Since 1,572,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,572,704, 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).