Q: Is 1,867,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,867,536 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 1,867,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 81 88 99 108 131 132 144 162 176 198 216 262 264 297 324 393 396 432 524 528 594 648 786 792 891 1,048 1,179 1,188 1,296 1,441 1,572 1,584 1,782 2,096 2,358 2,376 2,882 3,144 3,537 3,564 4,323 4,716 4,752 5,764 6,288 7,074 7,128 8,646 9,432 10,611 11,528 12,969 14,148 14,256 17,292 18,864 21,222 23,056 25,938 28,296 34,584 38,907 42,444 51,876 56,592 69,168 77,814 84,888 103,752 116,721 155,628 169,776 207,504 233,442 311,256 466,884 622,512 933,768 and 1,867,536, with no remainder.

Since 1,867,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,867,536, 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).