Q: Is 1,747,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,747,008 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 1,747,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 337 432 576 648 674 864 1,011 1,296 1,348 1,728 2,022 2,592 2,696 3,033 4,044 5,184 5,392 6,066 8,088 9,099 10,784 12,132 16,176 18,198 21,568 24,264 27,297 32,352 36,396 48,528 54,594 64,704 72,792 97,056 109,188 145,584 194,112 218,376 291,168 436,752 582,336 873,504 and 1,747,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,747,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,747,008, 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).