Q: Is 1,796,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,796,184 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 1,796,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 19 24 26 36 38 39 52 57 72 76 78 101 104 114 117 152 156 171 202 228 234 247 303 312 342 404 456 468 494 606 684 741 808 909 936 988 1,212 1,313 1,368 1,482 1,818 1,919 1,976 2,223 2,424 2,626 2,964 3,636 3,838 3,939 4,446 5,252 5,757 5,928 7,272 7,676 7,878 8,892 10,504 11,514 11,817 15,352 15,756 17,271 17,784 23,028 23,634 24,947 31,512 34,542 46,056 47,268 49,894 69,084 74,841 94,536 99,788 138,168 149,682 199,576 224,523 299,364 449,046 598,728 898,092 and 1,796,184, with no remainder.

Since 1,796,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,796,184, 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).