Q: Is 1,959,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,959,552 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 1,959,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 81 84 96 108 112 126 128 144 162 168 189 192 216 224 243 252 288 324 336 378 384 432 448 486 504 567 576 648 672 729 756 864 896 972 1,008 1,134 1,152 1,296 1,344 1,458 1,512 1,701 1,728 1,944 2,016 2,187 2,268 2,592 2,688 2,916 3,024 3,402 3,456 3,888 4,032 4,374 4,536 5,103 5,184 5,832 6,048 6,804 7,776 8,064 8,748 9,072 10,206 10,368 11,664 12,096 13,608 15,309 15,552 17,496 18,144 20,412 23,328 24,192 27,216 30,618 31,104 34,992 36,288 40,824 46,656 54,432 61,236 69,984 72,576 81,648 93,312 108,864 122,472 139,968 163,296 217,728 244,944 279,936 326,592 489,888 653,184 979,776 and 1,959,552, with no remainder.

Since 1,959,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,959,552, 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).