Q: Is 1,759,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,759,488 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 1,759,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 64 79 87 96 116 128 158 174 192 232 237 256 316 348 384 464 474 632 696 768 928 948 1,264 1,392 1,856 1,896 2,291 2,528 2,784 3,712 3,792 4,582 5,056 5,568 6,873 7,424 7,584 9,164 10,112 11,136 13,746 15,168 18,328 20,224 22,272 27,492 30,336 36,656 54,984 60,672 73,312 109,968 146,624 219,936 293,248 439,872 586,496 879,744 and 1,759,488, with no remainder.

Since 1,759,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,759,488, 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).