Q: Is 1,673,406 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,673,406 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 1,673,406 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 27 38 42 54 57 63 114 126 133 171 189 233 266 342 378 399 466 513 699 798 1,026 1,197 1,398 1,631 2,097 2,394 3,262 3,591 4,194 4,427 4,893 6,291 7,182 8,854 9,786 12,582 13,281 14,679 26,562 29,358 30,989 39,843 44,037 61,978 79,686 88,074 92,967 119,529 185,934 239,058 278,901 557,802 836,703 and 1,673,406, with no remainder.

Since 1,673,406 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,673,406, 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).