Q: Is 1,615,302 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,615,302 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 1,615,302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 59 78 81 117 118 162 169 177 234 338 351 354 507 531 702 767 1,014 1,053 1,062 1,521 1,534 1,593 2,106 2,301 3,042 3,186 4,563 4,602 4,779 6,903 9,126 9,558 9,971 13,689 13,806 19,942 20,709 27,378 29,913 41,418 59,826 62,127 89,739 124,254 179,478 269,217 538,434 807,651 and 1,615,302, with no remainder.

Since 1,615,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,615,302, 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).