Q: Is 1,637,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,637,328 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 1,637,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 231 264 308 336 443 462 528 616 886 924 1,232 1,329 1,772 1,848 2,658 3,101 3,544 3,696 4,873 5,316 6,202 7,088 9,303 9,746 10,632 12,404 14,619 18,606 19,492 21,264 24,808 29,238 34,111 37,212 38,984 49,616 58,476 68,222 74,424 77,968 102,333 116,952 136,444 148,848 204,666 233,904 272,888 409,332 545,776 818,664 and 1,637,328, with no remainder.

Since 1,637,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,637,328, 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).