Q: Is 1,676,766 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,676,766 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 1,676,766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 37 39 42 74 78 83 91 111 166 182 222 249 259 273 481 498 518 546 581 777 962 1,079 1,162 1,443 1,554 1,743 2,158 2,886 3,071 3,237 3,367 3,486 6,142 6,474 6,734 7,553 9,213 10,101 15,106 18,426 20,202 21,497 22,659 39,923 42,994 45,318 64,491 79,846 119,769 128,982 239,538 279,461 558,922 838,383 and 1,676,766, with no remainder.

Since 1,676,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,676,766, 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).