Q: Is 1,629,628 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,629,628 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 1,629,628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 13 14 22 26 28 37 44 52 74 77 91 121 143 148 154 182 242 259 286 308 364 407 481 484 518 572 814 847 962 1,001 1,036 1,573 1,628 1,694 1,924 2,002 2,849 3,146 3,367 3,388 4,004 4,477 5,291 5,698 6,292 6,734 8,954 10,582 11,011 11,396 13,468 17,908 21,164 22,022 31,339 37,037 44,044 58,201 62,678 74,074 116,402 125,356 148,148 232,804 407,407 814,814 and 1,629,628, with no remainder.

Since 1,629,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,629,628, 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).