Q: Is 1,726,592 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,726,592 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 1,726,592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 41 47 56 64 82 94 112 128 164 188 224 287 328 329 376 448 574 656 658 752 896 1,148 1,312 1,316 1,504 1,927 2,296 2,624 2,632 3,008 3,854 4,592 5,248 5,264 6,016 7,708 9,184 10,528 13,489 15,416 18,368 21,056 26,978 30,832 36,736 42,112 53,956 61,664 107,912 123,328 215,824 246,656 431,648 863,296 and 1,726,592, with no remainder.

Since 1,726,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,726,592, 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).