Q: Is 1,625,526 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,625,526 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 1,625,526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 38 42 49 57 63 97 98 114 126 133 147 171 194 266 291 294 342 399 441 582 679 798 873 882 931 1,197 1,358 1,746 1,843 1,862 2,037 2,394 2,793 3,686 4,074 4,753 5,529 5,586 6,111 8,379 9,506 11,058 12,222 12,901 14,259 16,587 16,758 25,802 28,518 33,174 38,703 42,777 77,406 85,554 90,307 116,109 180,614 232,218 270,921 541,842 812,763 and 1,625,526, with no remainder.

Since 1,625,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,625,526, 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).