Q: Is 1,684,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,684,032 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 1,684,032 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 96 98 112 147 168 179 192 196 224 294 336 358 392 448 537 588 672 716 784 1,074 1,176 1,253 1,344 1,432 1,568 2,148 2,352 2,506 2,864 3,136 3,759 4,296 4,704 5,012 5,728 7,518 8,592 8,771 9,408 10,024 11,456 15,036 17,184 17,542 20,048 26,313 30,072 34,368 35,084 40,096 52,626 60,144 70,168 80,192 105,252 120,288 140,336 210,504 240,576 280,672 421,008 561,344 842,016 and 1,684,032, with no remainder.

Since 1,684,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,684,032, 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).