Q: Is 1,689,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,689,912 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 1,689,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 479 504 588 882 958 1,176 1,437 1,764 1,916 2,874 3,353 3,528 3,832 4,311 5,748 6,706 8,622 10,059 11,496 13,412 17,244 20,118 23,471 26,824 30,177 34,488 40,236 46,942 60,354 70,413 80,472 93,884 120,708 140,826 187,768 211,239 241,416 281,652 422,478 563,304 844,956 and 1,689,912, with no remainder.

Since 1,689,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,689,912, 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).