Q: Is 1,771,938 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,771,938 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 1,771,938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 41 42 49 63 82 98 123 126 147 246 287 294 343 369 441 574 686 738 861 882 1,029 1,722 2,009 2,058 2,401 2,583 3,087 4,018 4,802 5,166 6,027 6,174 7,203 12,054 14,063 14,406 18,081 21,609 28,126 36,162 42,189 43,218 84,378 98,441 126,567 196,882 253,134 295,323 590,646 885,969 and 1,771,938, with no remainder.

Since 1,771,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,771,938, 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).