Q: Is 1,772,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,772,316 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 1,772,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 364 468 541 546 819 1,082 1,092 1,623 1,638 2,164 3,246 3,276 3,787 4,869 6,492 7,033 7,574 9,738 11,361 14,066 15,148 19,476 21,099 22,722 28,132 34,083 42,198 45,444 49,231 63,297 68,166 84,396 98,462 126,594 136,332 147,693 196,924 253,188 295,386 443,079 590,772 886,158 and 1,772,316, with no remainder.

Since 1,772,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,772,316, 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).