Q: Is 1,593,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,593,984 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 1,593,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 593 672 896 1,186 1,344 1,779 2,372 2,688 3,558 4,151 4,744 7,116 8,302 9,488 12,453 14,232 16,604 18,976 24,906 28,464 33,208 37,952 49,812 56,928 66,416 75,904 99,624 113,856 132,832 199,248 227,712 265,664 398,496 531,328 796,992 and 1,593,984, with no remainder.

Since 1,593,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,593,984, 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).