Q: Is 1,794,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,794,072 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 1,794,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 59 84 118 168 177 181 236 354 362 413 472 543 708 724 826 1,086 1,239 1,267 1,416 1,448 1,652 2,172 2,478 2,534 3,304 3,801 4,344 4,956 5,068 7,602 9,912 10,136 10,679 15,204 21,358 30,408 32,037 42,716 64,074 74,753 85,432 128,148 149,506 224,259 256,296 299,012 448,518 598,024 897,036 and 1,794,072, with no remainder.

Since 1,794,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,794,072, 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).