Q: Is 1,738,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,738,152 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 1,738,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 156 216 234 312 351 468 619 702 936 1,238 1,404 1,857 2,476 2,808 3,714 4,952 5,571 7,428 8,047 11,142 14,856 16,094 16,713 22,284 24,141 32,188 33,426 44,568 48,282 64,376 66,852 72,423 96,564 133,704 144,846 193,128 217,269 289,692 434,538 579,384 869,076 and 1,738,152, with no remainder.

Since 1,738,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,738,152, 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).