Q: Is 1,867,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,867,776 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 1,867,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 76 96 114 128 152 192 228 256 304 384 456 512 608 768 912 1,024 1,216 1,536 1,824 2,048 2,432 3,072 3,648 4,096 4,864 6,144 7,296 8,192 9,728 12,288 14,592 16,384 19,456 24,576 29,184 32,768 38,912 49,152 58,368 77,824 98,304 116,736 155,648 233,472 311,296 466,944 622,592 933,888 and 1,867,776, with no remainder.

Since 1,867,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,867,776, 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).