Q: Is 1,674,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,674,720 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 1,674,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,163 1,440 2,326 3,489 4,652 5,815 6,978 9,304 10,467 11,630 13,956 17,445 18,608 20,934 23,260 27,912 34,890 37,216 41,868 46,520 52,335 55,824 69,780 83,736 93,040 104,670 111,648 139,560 167,472 186,080 209,340 279,120 334,944 418,680 558,240 837,360 and 1,674,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,674,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,674,720, 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).