Q: Is 1,711,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,711,152 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 1,711,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 34 36 48 51 54 68 72 102 108 136 144 153 204 216 233 272 306 408 432 459 466 612 699 816 918 932 1,224 1,398 1,836 1,864 2,097 2,448 2,796 3,672 3,728 3,961 4,194 5,592 6,291 7,344 7,922 8,388 11,184 11,883 12,582 15,844 16,776 23,766 25,164 31,688 33,552 35,649 47,532 50,328 63,376 71,298 95,064 100,656 106,947 142,596 190,128 213,894 285,192 427,788 570,384 855,576 and 1,711,152, with no remainder.

Since 1,711,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,711,152, 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).