Q: Is 1,996,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,996,176 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 1,996,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 104 112 156 168 182 208 273 312 336 364 457 546 624 728 914 1,092 1,371 1,456 1,828 2,184 2,742 3,199 3,656 4,368 5,484 5,941 6,398 7,312 9,597 10,968 11,882 12,796 17,823 19,194 21,936 23,764 25,592 35,646 38,388 41,587 47,528 51,184 71,292 76,776 83,174 95,056 124,761 142,584 153,552 166,348 249,522 285,168 332,696 499,044 665,392 998,088 and 1,996,176, with no remainder.

Since 1,996,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,996,176, 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).