Q: Is 1,685,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,685,424 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 1,685,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 37 39 48 52 73 74 78 104 111 146 148 156 208 219 222 292 296 312 438 444 481 584 592 624 876 888 949 962 1,168 1,443 1,752 1,776 1,898 1,924 2,701 2,847 2,886 3,504 3,796 3,848 5,402 5,694 5,772 7,592 7,696 8,103 10,804 11,388 11,544 15,184 16,206 21,608 22,776 23,088 32,412 35,113 43,216 45,552 64,824 70,226 105,339 129,648 140,452 210,678 280,904 421,356 561,808 842,712 and 1,685,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,685,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,685,424, 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).