Q: Is 1,684,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,684,536 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 1,684,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 37 42 56 74 84 111 148 168 222 259 271 296 444 518 542 777 813 888 1,036 1,084 1,554 1,626 1,897 2,072 2,168 3,108 3,252 3,794 5,691 6,216 6,504 7,588 10,027 11,382 15,176 20,054 22,764 30,081 40,108 45,528 60,162 70,189 80,216 120,324 140,378 210,567 240,648 280,756 421,134 561,512 842,268 and 1,684,536, with no remainder.

Since 1,684,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,684,536, 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).