Q: Is 1,748,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,748,448 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 1,748,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 72 78 96 104 117 144 156 208 234 288 312 416 467 468 624 934 936 1,248 1,401 1,868 1,872 2,802 3,736 3,744 4,203 5,604 6,071 7,472 8,406 11,208 12,142 14,944 16,812 18,213 22,416 24,284 33,624 36,426 44,832 48,568 54,639 67,248 72,852 97,136 109,278 134,496 145,704 194,272 218,556 291,408 437,112 582,816 874,224 and 1,748,448, with no remainder.

Since 1,748,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,748,448, 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).