Q: Is 1,738,386 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,738,386 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 1,738,386 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 19 23 26 34 38 39 46 51 57 69 78 102 114 117 138 153 171 207 221 234 247 299 306 323 342 391 414 437 442 494 598 646 663 741 782 874 897 969 1,173 1,311 1,326 1,482 1,794 1,938 1,989 2,223 2,346 2,622 2,691 2,907 3,519 3,933 3,978 4,199 4,446 5,083 5,382 5,681 5,814 7,038 7,429 7,866 8,398 10,166 11,362 12,597 14,858 15,249 17,043 22,287 25,194 30,498 34,086 37,791 44,574 45,747 51,129 66,861 75,582 91,494 96,577 102,258 133,722 193,154 289,731 579,462 869,193 and 1,738,386, with no remainder.

Since 1,738,386 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,738,386, 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).