Q: Is 1,776,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,776,960 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 1,776,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 617 720 960 1,234 1,440 1,851 2,468 2,880 3,085 3,702 4,936 5,553 6,170 7,404 9,255 9,872 11,106 12,340 14,808 18,510 19,744 22,212 24,680 27,765 29,616 37,020 39,488 44,424 49,360 55,530 59,232 74,040 88,848 98,720 111,060 118,464 148,080 177,696 197,440 222,120 296,160 355,392 444,240 592,320 888,480 and 1,776,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,776,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,776,960, 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).