Q: Is 1,774,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,774,864 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 1,774,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 23 26 28 46 52 53 56 91 92 104 106 112 161 182 184 208 212 299 322 364 368 371 424 598 644 689 728 742 848 1,196 1,219 1,288 1,378 1,456 1,484 2,093 2,392 2,438 2,576 2,756 2,968 4,186 4,784 4,823 4,876 5,512 5,936 8,372 8,533 9,646 9,752 11,024 15,847 16,744 17,066 19,292 19,504 31,694 33,488 34,132 38,584 63,388 68,264 77,168 110,929 126,776 136,528 221,858 253,552 443,716 887,432 and 1,774,864, with no remainder.

Since 1,774,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,774,864, 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).