Q: Is 1,682,538 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,682,538 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 1,682,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 22 26 33 37 39 53 66 74 78 106 111 143 159 222 286 318 407 429 481 583 689 814 858 962 1,166 1,221 1,378 1,443 1,749 1,961 2,067 2,442 2,886 3,498 3,922 4,134 5,291 5,883 7,579 10,582 11,766 15,158 15,873 21,571 22,737 25,493 31,746 43,142 45,474 50,986 64,713 76,479 129,426 152,958 280,423 560,846 841,269 and 1,682,538, with no remainder.

Since 1,682,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,682,538, 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).