Q: Is 1,687,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,687,896 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 1,687,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 51 56 63 68 72 84 102 119 126 136 153 168 197 204 238 252 306 357 394 408 476 504 591 612 714 788 952 1,071 1,182 1,224 1,379 1,428 1,576 1,773 2,142 2,364 2,758 2,856 3,349 3,546 4,137 4,284 4,728 5,516 6,698 7,092 8,274 8,568 10,047 11,032 12,411 13,396 14,184 16,548 20,094 23,443 24,822 26,792 30,141 33,096 40,188 46,886 49,644 60,282 70,329 80,376 93,772 99,288 120,564 140,658 187,544 210,987 241,128 281,316 421,974 562,632 843,948 and 1,687,896, with no remainder.

Since 1,687,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,687,896, 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).