Q: Is 1,599,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,599,864 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 1,599,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 89 107 168 178 214 267 321 356 428 534 623 642 712 749 856 1,068 1,246 1,284 1,498 1,869 2,136 2,247 2,492 2,568 2,996 3,738 4,494 4,984 5,992 7,476 8,988 9,523 14,952 17,976 19,046 28,569 38,092 57,138 66,661 76,184 114,276 133,322 199,983 228,552 266,644 399,966 533,288 799,932 and 1,599,864, with no remainder.

Since 1,599,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,599,864, 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).