Q: Is 1,736,868 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,736,868 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 1,736,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 29 31 42 46 58 62 69 84 87 92 93 116 124 138 161 174 186 203 217 276 322 348 372 406 434 483 609 644 651 667 713 812 868 899 966 1,218 1,302 1,334 1,426 1,798 1,932 2,001 2,139 2,436 2,604 2,668 2,697 2,852 3,596 4,002 4,278 4,669 4,991 5,394 6,293 8,004 8,556 9,338 9,982 10,788 12,586 14,007 14,973 18,676 18,879 19,964 20,677 25,172 28,014 29,946 37,758 41,354 56,028 59,892 62,031 75,516 82,708 124,062 144,739 248,124 289,478 434,217 578,956 868,434 and 1,736,868, with no remainder.

Since 1,736,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,736,868, 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).