Q: Is 1,631,916 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,631,916 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 1,631,916 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 317 396 429 468 572 634 858 951 1,268 1,287 1,716 1,902 2,574 2,853 3,487 3,804 4,121 5,148 5,706 6,974 8,242 10,461 11,412 12,363 13,948 16,484 20,922 24,726 31,383 37,089 41,844 45,331 49,452 62,766 74,178 90,662 125,532 135,993 148,356 181,324 271,986 407,979 543,972 815,958 and 1,631,916, with no remainder.

Since 1,631,916 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,631,916, 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).