Q: Is 1,627,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,627,776 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 1,627,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 128 144 157 162 192 216 288 314 324 384 432 471 576 628 648 864 942 1,152 1,256 1,296 1,413 1,728 1,884 2,512 2,592 2,826 3,456 3,768 4,239 5,024 5,184 5,652 7,536 8,478 10,048 10,368 11,304 12,717 15,072 16,956 20,096 22,608 25,434 30,144 33,912 45,216 50,868 60,288 67,824 90,432 101,736 135,648 180,864 203,472 271,296 406,944 542,592 813,888 and 1,627,776, with no remainder.

Since 1,627,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,627,776, 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).