Q: Is 1,777,932 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,777,932 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 1,777,932 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 29 36 39 52 58 78 87 116 117 131 156 174 234 261 262 348 377 393 468 522 524 754 786 1,044 1,131 1,179 1,508 1,572 1,703 2,262 2,358 3,393 3,406 3,799 4,524 4,716 5,109 6,786 6,812 7,598 10,218 11,397 13,572 15,196 15,327 20,436 22,794 30,654 34,191 45,588 49,387 61,308 68,382 98,774 136,764 148,161 197,548 296,322 444,483 592,644 888,966 and 1,777,932, with no remainder.

Since 1,777,932 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,777,932, 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).