Q: Is 1,691,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,691,424 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 1,691,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 839 1,008 1,678 2,016 2,517 3,356 5,034 5,873 6,712 7,551 10,068 11,746 13,424 15,102 17,619 20,136 23,492 26,848 30,204 35,238 40,272 46,984 52,857 60,408 70,476 80,544 93,968 105,714 120,816 140,952 187,936 211,428 241,632 281,904 422,856 563,808 845,712 and 1,691,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,691,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,691,424, 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).