Q: Is 1,728,384 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,728,384 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 1,728,384 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 643 672 896 1,286 1,344 1,929 2,572 2,688 3,858 4,501 5,144 7,716 9,002 10,288 13,503 15,432 18,004 20,576 27,006 30,864 36,008 41,152 54,012 61,728 72,016 82,304 108,024 123,456 144,032 216,048 246,912 288,064 432,096 576,128 864,192 and 1,728,384, with no remainder.

Since 1,728,384 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,728,384, 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).