Q: Is 1,584,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,584,072 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 1,584,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 449 504 588 882 898 1,176 1,347 1,764 1,796 2,694 3,143 3,528 3,592 4,041 5,388 6,286 8,082 9,429 10,776 12,572 16,164 18,858 22,001 25,144 28,287 32,328 37,716 44,002 56,574 66,003 75,432 88,004 113,148 132,006 176,008 198,009 226,296 264,012 396,018 528,024 792,036 and 1,584,072, with no remainder.

Since 1,584,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,584,072, 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).