Q: Is 1,797,588 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,797,588 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 1,797,588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 23 26 36 39 46 52 69 78 92 117 138 156 167 207 234 276 299 334 414 468 501 598 668 828 897 1,002 1,196 1,503 1,794 2,004 2,171 2,691 3,006 3,588 3,841 4,342 5,382 6,012 6,513 7,682 8,684 10,764 11,523 13,026 15,364 19,539 23,046 26,052 34,569 39,078 46,092 49,933 69,138 78,156 99,866 138,276 149,799 199,732 299,598 449,397 599,196 898,794 and 1,797,588, with no remainder.

Since 1,797,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,797,588, 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).