Q: Is 1,702,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,702,740 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 1,702,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 37 39 52 59 60 65 74 78 111 118 130 148 156 177 185 195 222 236 260 295 354 370 390 444 481 555 590 708 740 767 780 885 962 1,110 1,180 1,443 1,534 1,770 1,924 2,183 2,220 2,301 2,405 2,886 3,068 3,540 3,835 4,366 4,602 4,810 5,772 6,549 7,215 7,670 8,732 9,204 9,620 10,915 11,505 13,098 14,430 15,340 21,830 23,010 26,196 28,379 28,860 32,745 43,660 46,020 56,758 65,490 85,137 113,516 130,980 141,895 170,274 283,790 340,548 425,685 567,580 851,370 and 1,702,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,702,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,702,740, 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).