Q: Is 1,706,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,706,496 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 1,706,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 101 128 132 176 192 202 256 264 303 352 384 404 512 528 606 704 768 808 1,056 1,111 1,212 1,408 1,536 1,616 2,112 2,222 2,424 2,816 3,232 3,333 4,224 4,444 4,848 5,632 6,464 6,666 8,448 8,888 9,696 12,928 13,332 16,896 17,776 19,392 25,856 26,664 35,552 38,784 51,712 53,328 71,104 77,568 106,656 142,208 155,136 213,312 284,416 426,624 568,832 853,248 and 1,706,496, with no remainder.

Since 1,706,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,706,496, 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).