Q: Is 1,726,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,726,272 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 1,726,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 37 48 54 64 72 74 81 96 108 111 144 148 162 192 216 222 243 288 296 324 333 432 444 486 576 592 648 666 729 864 888 972 999 1,184 1,296 1,332 1,458 1,728 1,776 1,944 1,998 2,368 2,592 2,664 2,916 2,997 3,552 3,888 3,996 5,184 5,328 5,832 5,994 7,104 7,776 7,992 8,991 10,656 11,664 11,988 15,552 15,984 17,982 21,312 23,328 23,976 26,973 31,968 35,964 46,656 47,952 53,946 63,936 71,928 95,904 107,892 143,856 191,808 215,784 287,712 431,568 575,424 863,136 and 1,726,272, with no remainder.

Since 1,726,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,726,272, 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).