Q: Is 1,797,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,797,376 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 1,797,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 56 59 64 68 112 118 119 128 136 224 236 238 256 272 413 448 472 476 544 826 896 944 952 1,003 1,088 1,652 1,792 1,888 1,904 2,006 2,176 3,304 3,776 3,808 4,012 4,352 6,608 7,021 7,552 7,616 8,024 13,216 14,042 15,104 15,232 16,048 26,432 28,084 30,464 32,096 52,864 56,168 64,192 105,728 112,336 128,384 224,672 256,768 449,344 898,688 and 1,797,376, with no remainder.

Since 1,797,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,797,376, 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).