Q: Is 1,709,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,709,376 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 1,709,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 64 87 96 116 174 192 232 307 348 464 614 696 921 928 1,228 1,392 1,842 1,856 2,456 2,784 3,684 4,912 5,568 7,368 8,903 9,824 14,736 17,806 19,648 26,709 29,472 35,612 53,418 58,944 71,224 106,836 142,448 213,672 284,896 427,344 569,792 854,688 and 1,709,376, with no remainder.

Since 1,709,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,709,376, 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).