Q: Is 1,640,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,640,184 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 1,640,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 546 728 751 1,092 1,502 2,184 2,253 3,004 4,506 5,257 6,008 9,012 9,763 10,514 15,771 18,024 19,526 21,028 29,289 31,542 39,052 42,056 58,578 63,084 68,341 78,104 117,156 126,168 136,682 205,023 234,312 273,364 410,046 546,728 820,092 and 1,640,184, with no remainder.

Since 1,640,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,640,184, 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).