Q: Is 1,767,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,767,528 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 1,767,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 49 54 56 63 72 84 98 108 126 147 167 168 189 196 216 252 294 334 378 392 441 501 504 588 668 756 882 1,002 1,169 1,176 1,323 1,336 1,503 1,512 1,764 2,004 2,338 2,646 3,006 3,507 3,528 4,008 4,509 4,676 5,292 6,012 7,014 8,183 9,018 9,352 10,521 10,584 12,024 14,028 16,366 18,036 21,042 24,549 28,056 31,563 32,732 36,072 42,084 49,098 63,126 65,464 73,647 84,168 98,196 126,252 147,294 196,392 220,941 252,504 294,588 441,882 589,176 883,764 and 1,767,528, with no remainder.

Since 1,767,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,767,528, 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).