Q: Is 1,771,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,771,416 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 1,771,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 59 72 108 118 139 177 216 236 278 354 417 472 531 556 708 834 1,062 1,112 1,251 1,416 1,593 1,668 2,124 2,502 3,186 3,336 3,753 4,248 5,004 6,372 7,506 8,201 10,008 12,744 15,012 16,402 24,603 30,024 32,804 49,206 65,608 73,809 98,412 147,618 196,824 221,427 295,236 442,854 590,472 885,708 and 1,771,416, with no remainder.

Since 1,771,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,771,416, 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).