Q: Is 1,642,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,642,056 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 1,642,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 19 24 26 38 39 52 57 76 78 104 114 152 156 228 247 277 312 456 494 554 741 831 988 1,108 1,482 1,662 1,976 2,216 2,964 3,324 3,601 5,263 5,928 6,648 7,202 10,526 10,803 14,404 15,789 21,052 21,606 28,808 31,578 42,104 43,212 63,156 68,419 86,424 126,312 136,838 205,257 273,676 410,514 547,352 821,028 and 1,642,056, with no remainder.

Since 1,642,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,642,056, 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).