Q: Is 1,737,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,737,984 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 1,737,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 32 48 62 64 73 93 96 124 128 146 186 192 219 248 256 292 372 384 438 496 584 744 768 876 992 1,168 1,488 1,752 1,984 2,263 2,336 2,976 3,504 3,968 4,526 4,672 5,952 6,789 7,008 7,936 9,052 9,344 11,904 13,578 14,016 18,104 18,688 23,808 27,156 28,032 36,208 54,312 56,064 72,416 108,624 144,832 217,248 289,664 434,496 579,328 868,992 and 1,737,984, with no remainder.

Since 1,737,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,737,984, 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).