Q: Is 1,670,292 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,670,292 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 1,670,292 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 43 52 78 83 86 117 129 156 166 172 234 249 258 332 387 468 498 516 559 747 774 996 1,079 1,118 1,494 1,548 1,677 2,158 2,236 2,988 3,237 3,354 3,569 4,316 5,031 6,474 6,708 7,138 9,711 10,062 10,707 12,948 14,276 19,422 20,124 21,414 32,121 38,844 42,828 46,397 64,242 92,794 128,484 139,191 185,588 278,382 417,573 556,764 835,146 and 1,670,292, with no remainder.

Since 1,670,292 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,670,292, 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).