Q: Is 1,701,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,701,840 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 1,701,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,013 1,680 2,026 3,039 4,052 5,065 6,078 7,091 8,104 10,130 12,156 14,182 15,195 16,208 20,260 21,273 24,312 28,364 30,390 35,455 40,520 42,546 48,624 56,728 60,780 70,910 81,040 85,092 106,365 113,456 121,560 141,820 170,184 212,730 243,120 283,640 340,368 425,460 567,280 850,920 and 1,701,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,701,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,701,840, 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).