Q: Is 1,672,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,672,008 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 1,672,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 23 24 26 39 46 52 69 78 92 104 138 156 184 233 276 299 312 466 552 598 699 897 932 1,196 1,398 1,794 1,864 2,392 2,796 3,029 3,588 5,359 5,592 6,058 7,176 9,087 10,718 12,116 16,077 18,174 21,436 24,232 32,154 36,348 42,872 64,308 69,667 72,696 128,616 139,334 209,001 278,668 418,002 557,336 836,004 and 1,672,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,672,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,672,008, 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).