Q: Is 1,574,676 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,574,676 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 1,574,676 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 31 34 36 51 62 68 83 93 102 124 153 166 186 204 249 279 306 332 372 498 527 558 612 747 996 1,054 1,116 1,411 1,494 1,581 2,108 2,573 2,822 2,988 3,162 4,233 4,743 5,146 5,644 6,324 7,719 8,466 9,486 10,292 12,699 15,438 16,932 18,972 23,157 25,398 30,876 43,741 46,314 50,796 87,482 92,628 131,223 174,964 262,446 393,669 524,892 787,338 and 1,574,676, with no remainder.

Since 1,574,676 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,574,676, 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).