Q: Is 1,726,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,726,296 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 1,726,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 22 24 26 33 39 44 52 66 78 88 104 132 143 156 264 286 312 429 503 572 858 1,006 1,144 1,509 1,716 2,012 3,018 3,432 4,024 5,533 6,036 6,539 11,066 12,072 13,078 16,599 19,617 22,132 26,156 33,198 39,234 44,264 52,312 66,396 71,929 78,468 132,792 143,858 156,936 215,787 287,716 431,574 575,432 863,148 and 1,726,296, with no remainder.

Since 1,726,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,726,296, 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).