Q: Is 1,778,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,778,304 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 1,778,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 128 132 176 192 264 352 384 421 528 704 842 1,056 1,263 1,408 1,684 2,112 2,526 3,368 4,224 4,631 5,052 6,736 9,262 10,104 13,472 13,893 18,524 20,208 26,944 27,786 37,048 40,416 53,888 55,572 74,096 80,832 111,144 148,192 161,664 222,288 296,384 444,576 592,768 889,152 and 1,778,304, with no remainder.

Since 1,778,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,778,304, 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).