Q: Is 1,673,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,673,616 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 1,673,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 168 204 238 272 293 336 357 408 476 586 714 816 879 952 1,172 1,428 1,758 1,904 2,051 2,344 2,856 3,516 4,102 4,688 4,981 5,712 6,153 7,032 8,204 9,962 12,306 14,064 14,943 16,408 19,924 24,612 29,886 32,816 34,867 39,848 49,224 59,772 69,734 79,696 98,448 104,601 119,544 139,468 209,202 239,088 278,936 418,404 557,872 836,808 and 1,673,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,673,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,673,616, 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).