Q: Is 1,646,502 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,646,502 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 1,646,502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 19 22 26 33 38 39 57 66 78 101 114 143 202 209 247 286 303 418 429 494 606 627 741 858 1,111 1,254 1,313 1,482 1,919 2,222 2,626 2,717 3,333 3,838 3,939 5,434 5,757 6,666 7,878 8,151 11,514 14,443 16,302 21,109 24,947 28,886 42,218 43,329 49,894 63,327 74,841 86,658 126,654 149,682 274,417 548,834 823,251 and 1,646,502, with no remainder.

Since 1,646,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,646,502, 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).