Q: Is 1,629,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,629,264 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 1,629,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 104 112 156 168 182 208 273 312 336 364 373 546 624 728 746 1,092 1,119 1,456 1,492 2,184 2,238 2,611 2,984 4,368 4,476 4,849 5,222 5,968 7,833 8,952 9,698 10,444 14,547 15,666 17,904 19,396 20,888 29,094 31,332 33,943 38,792 41,776 58,188 62,664 67,886 77,584 101,829 116,376 125,328 135,772 203,658 232,752 271,544 407,316 543,088 814,632 and 1,629,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,629,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,629,264, 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).