Q: Is 1,698,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,698,312 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 1,698,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 132 154 168 231 264 308 462 616 919 924 1,838 1,848 2,757 3,676 5,514 6,433 7,352 10,109 11,028 12,866 19,299 20,218 22,056 25,732 30,327 38,598 40,436 51,464 60,654 70,763 77,196 80,872 121,308 141,526 154,392 212,289 242,616 283,052 424,578 566,104 849,156 and 1,698,312, with no remainder.

Since 1,698,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,698,312, 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).