Q: Is 1,633,824 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,633,824 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 1,633,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 32 36 48 54 61 62 72 93 96 108 122 124 144 183 186 216 244 248 279 288 366 372 432 488 496 549 558 732 744 837 864 976 992 1,098 1,116 1,464 1,488 1,647 1,674 1,891 1,952 2,196 2,232 2,928 2,976 3,294 3,348 3,782 4,392 4,464 5,673 5,856 6,588 6,696 7,564 8,784 8,928 11,346 13,176 13,392 15,128 17,019 17,568 22,692 26,352 26,784 30,256 34,038 45,384 51,057 52,704 60,512 68,076 90,768 102,114 136,152 181,536 204,228 272,304 408,456 544,608 816,912 and 1,633,824, with no remainder.

Since 1,633,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,633,824, 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).