Q: Is 1,804,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,804,264 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 1,804,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 29 44 56 58 77 88 101 116 154 202 203 232 308 319 404 406 616 638 707 808 812 1,111 1,276 1,414 1,624 2,222 2,233 2,552 2,828 2,929 4,444 4,466 5,656 5,858 7,777 8,888 8,932 11,716 15,554 17,864 20,503 23,432 31,108 32,219 41,006 62,216 64,438 82,012 128,876 164,024 225,533 257,752 451,066 902,132 and 1,804,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,804,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,804,264, 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).