Q: Is 1,698,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,698,240 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 1,698,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 48 58 60 61 64 80 87 96 116 120 122 145 160 174 183 192 232 240 244 290 305 320 348 366 435 464 480 488 580 610 696 732 870 915 928 960 976 1,160 1,220 1,392 1,464 1,740 1,769 1,830 1,856 1,952 2,320 2,440 2,784 2,928 3,480 3,538 3,660 3,904 4,640 4,880 5,307 5,568 5,856 6,960 7,076 7,320 8,845 9,280 9,760 10,614 11,712 13,920 14,152 14,640 17,690 19,520 21,228 26,535 27,840 28,304 29,280 35,380 42,456 53,070 56,608 58,560 70,760 84,912 106,140 113,216 141,520 169,824 212,280 283,040 339,648 424,560 566,080 849,120 and 1,698,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,698,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,698,240, 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).