Q: Is 1,701,678 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,701,678 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 1,701,678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 19 22 23 33 38 46 57 59 66 69 114 118 138 177 209 253 354 418 437 506 627 649 759 874 1,121 1,254 1,298 1,311 1,357 1,518 1,947 2,242 2,622 2,714 3,363 3,894 4,071 4,807 6,726 8,142 9,614 12,331 14,421 14,927 24,662 25,783 28,842 29,854 36,993 44,781 51,566 73,986 77,349 89,562 154,698 283,613 567,226 850,839 and 1,701,678, with no remainder.

Since 1,701,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,701,678, 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).