Q: Is 1,776,096 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,776,096 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 1,776,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 881 1,008 1,762 2,016 2,643 3,524 5,286 6,167 7,048 7,929 10,572 12,334 14,096 15,858 18,501 21,144 24,668 28,192 31,716 37,002 42,288 49,336 55,503 63,432 74,004 84,576 98,672 111,006 126,864 148,008 197,344 222,012 253,728 296,016 444,024 592,032 888,048 and 1,776,096, with no remainder.

Since 1,776,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,776,096, 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).