Q: Is 1,776,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,776,768 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 1,776,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 661 672 896 1,322 1,344 1,983 2,644 2,688 3,966 4,627 5,288 7,932 9,254 10,576 13,881 15,864 18,508 21,152 27,762 31,728 37,016 42,304 55,524 63,456 74,032 84,608 111,048 126,912 148,064 222,096 253,824 296,128 444,192 592,256 888,384 and 1,776,768, with no remainder.

Since 1,776,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,776,768, 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).