Q: Is 1,888,326 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,888,326 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 1,888,326 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 27 33 34 51 54 66 99 102 121 153 187 198 242 289 297 306 363 374 459 561 578 594 726 867 918 1,089 1,122 1,683 1,734 2,057 2,178 2,601 3,179 3,267 3,366 4,114 5,049 5,202 6,171 6,358 6,534 7,803 9,537 10,098 12,342 15,606 18,513 19,074 28,611 34,969 37,026 55,539 57,222 69,938 85,833 104,907 111,078 171,666 209,814 314,721 629,442 944,163 and 1,888,326, with no remainder.

Since 1,888,326 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,888,326, 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).