Q: Is 1,770,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,770,048 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 1,770,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 192 224 252 288 336 439 448 504 576 672 878 1,008 1,317 1,344 1,756 2,016 2,634 3,073 3,512 3,951 4,032 5,268 6,146 7,024 7,902 9,219 10,536 12,292 14,048 15,804 18,438 21,072 24,584 27,657 28,096 31,608 36,876 42,144 49,168 55,314 63,216 73,752 84,288 98,336 110,628 126,432 147,504 196,672 221,256 252,864 295,008 442,512 590,016 885,024 and 1,770,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,770,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,770,048, 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).