Q: Is 1,971,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,971,744 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 1,971,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 23 24 32 38 46 47 48 57 69 76 92 94 96 114 138 141 152 184 188 228 276 282 304 368 376 437 456 552 564 608 736 752 874 893 912 1,081 1,104 1,128 1,311 1,504 1,748 1,786 1,824 2,162 2,208 2,256 2,622 2,679 3,243 3,496 3,572 4,324 4,512 5,244 5,358 6,486 6,992 7,144 8,648 10,488 10,716 12,972 13,984 14,288 17,296 20,539 20,976 21,432 25,944 28,576 34,592 41,078 41,952 42,864 51,888 61,617 82,156 85,728 103,776 123,234 164,312 246,468 328,624 492,936 657,248 985,872 and 1,971,744, with no remainder.

Since 1,971,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,971,744, 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).