Q: Is 1,770,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,770,336 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 1,770,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 216 288 324 432 648 683 864 1,296 1,366 2,049 2,592 2,732 4,098 5,464 6,147 8,196 10,928 12,294 16,392 18,441 21,856 24,588 32,784 36,882 49,176 55,323 65,568 73,764 98,352 110,646 147,528 196,704 221,292 295,056 442,584 590,112 885,168 and 1,770,336, with no remainder.

Since 1,770,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,770,336, 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).