Q: Is 1,674,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,674,624 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 1,674,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 64 84 89 96 98 112 128 147 168 178 192 196 224 267 294 336 356 384 392 448 534 588 623 672 712 784 896 1,068 1,176 1,246 1,344 1,424 1,568 1,869 2,136 2,352 2,492 2,688 2,848 3,136 3,738 4,272 4,361 4,704 4,984 5,696 6,272 7,476 8,544 8,722 9,408 9,968 11,392 13,083 14,952 17,088 17,444 18,816 19,936 26,166 29,904 34,176 34,888 39,872 52,332 59,808 69,776 79,744 104,664 119,616 139,552 209,328 239,232 279,104 418,656 558,208 837,312 and 1,674,624, with no remainder.

Since 1,674,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,674,624, 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).