Q: Is 1,794,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,794,048 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 1,794,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 73 96 128 146 192 219 256 292 384 438 512 584 768 876 1,024 1,168 1,536 1,752 2,048 2,336 3,072 3,504 4,096 4,672 6,144 7,008 8,192 9,344 12,288 14,016 18,688 24,576 28,032 37,376 56,064 74,752 112,128 149,504 224,256 299,008 448,512 598,016 897,024 and 1,794,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,794,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,794,048, 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).