Q: Is 1,609,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,609,776 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 1,609,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,597 3,194 4,791 6,388 9,582 11,179 12,776 14,373 19,164 22,358 25,552 28,746 33,537 38,328 44,716 57,492 67,074 76,656 89,432 100,611 114,984 134,148 178,864 201,222 229,968 268,296 402,444 536,592 804,888 and 1,609,776, with no remainder.

Since 1,609,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,609,776, 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).