Q: Is 1,738,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,738,128 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 1,738,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 336 392 588 739 784 1,176 1,478 2,217 2,352 2,956 4,434 5,173 5,912 8,868 10,346 11,824 15,519 17,736 20,692 31,038 35,472 36,211 41,384 62,076 72,422 82,768 108,633 124,152 144,844 217,266 248,304 289,688 434,532 579,376 869,064 and 1,738,128, with no remainder.

Since 1,738,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,738,128, 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).