Q: Is 1,896,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,896,024 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 1,896,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 59 78 103 104 118 156 177 206 236 309 312 354 412 472 618 708 767 824 1,236 1,339 1,416 1,534 2,301 2,472 2,678 3,068 4,017 4,602 5,356 6,077 6,136 8,034 9,204 10,712 12,154 16,068 18,231 18,408 24,308 32,136 36,462 48,616 72,924 79,001 145,848 158,002 237,003 316,004 474,006 632,008 948,012 and 1,896,024, with no remainder.

Since 1,896,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,896,024, 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).