Q: Is 1,635,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,635,672 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 1,635,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 19 24 34 38 51 57 68 76 102 114 136 152 204 211 228 323 408 422 456 633 646 844 969 1,266 1,292 1,688 1,938 2,532 2,584 3,587 3,876 4,009 5,064 7,174 7,752 8,018 10,761 12,027 14,348 16,036 21,522 24,054 28,696 32,072 43,044 48,108 68,153 86,088 96,216 136,306 204,459 272,612 408,918 545,224 817,836 and 1,635,672, with no remainder.

Since 1,635,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,635,672, 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).