Q: Is 1,876,446 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,876,446 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 1,876,446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 27 33 39 54 66 78 81 99 117 143 162 198 234 243 286 297 351 429 486 594 702 729 858 891 1,053 1,287 1,458 1,782 2,106 2,187 2,574 2,673 3,159 3,861 4,374 5,346 6,318 6,561 7,722 8,019 9,477 11,583 13,122 16,038 18,954 23,166 24,057 28,431 34,749 48,114 56,862 69,498 72,171 85,293 104,247 144,342 170,586 208,494 312,741 625,482 938,223 and 1,876,446, with no remainder.

Since 1,876,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,876,446, 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).