Q: Is 1,637,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,637,688 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 1,637,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 104 116 156 174 181 232 312 348 362 377 543 696 724 754 1,086 1,131 1,448 1,508 2,172 2,262 2,353 3,016 4,344 4,524 4,706 5,249 7,059 9,048 9,412 10,498 14,118 15,747 18,824 20,996 28,236 31,494 41,992 56,472 62,988 68,237 125,976 136,474 204,711 272,948 409,422 545,896 818,844 and 1,637,688, with no remainder.

Since 1,637,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,637,688, 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).