Q: Is 1,768,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,768,896 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 1,768,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 37 48 64 72 74 83 96 111 144 148 166 192 222 249 288 296 332 333 444 498 576 592 664 666 747 888 996 1,184 1,328 1,332 1,494 1,776 1,992 2,368 2,656 2,664 2,988 3,071 3,552 3,984 5,312 5,328 5,976 6,142 7,104 7,968 9,213 10,656 11,952 12,284 15,936 18,426 21,312 23,904 24,568 27,639 36,852 47,808 49,136 55,278 73,704 98,272 110,556 147,408 196,544 221,112 294,816 442,224 589,632 884,448 and 1,768,896, with no remainder.

Since 1,768,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,768,896, 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).