Q: Is 1,782,396 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,782,396 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 1,782,396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 198 231 252 308 396 462 643 693 924 1,286 1,386 1,929 2,572 2,772 3,858 4,501 5,787 7,073 7,716 9,002 11,574 13,503 14,146 18,004 21,219 23,148 27,006 28,292 40,509 42,438 49,511 54,012 63,657 81,018 84,876 99,022 127,314 148,533 162,036 198,044 254,628 297,066 445,599 594,132 891,198 and 1,782,396, with no remainder.

Since 1,782,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,782,396, 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).