Q: Is 1,696,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,696,240 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 1,696,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 80 91 104 112 130 140 182 208 233 260 280 364 455 466 520 560 728 910 932 1,040 1,165 1,456 1,631 1,820 1,864 2,330 3,029 3,262 3,640 3,728 4,660 6,058 6,524 7,280 8,155 9,320 12,116 13,048 15,145 16,310 18,640 21,203 24,232 26,096 30,290 32,620 42,406 48,464 60,580 65,240 84,812 106,015 121,160 130,480 169,624 212,030 242,320 339,248 424,060 848,120 and 1,696,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,696,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,696,240, 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).