Q: Is 1,703,058 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,703,058 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 1,703,058 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 41 42 43 46 69 82 86 123 129 138 161 246 258 287 301 322 483 574 602 861 903 943 966 989 1,722 1,763 1,806 1,886 1,978 2,829 2,967 3,526 5,289 5,658 5,934 6,601 6,923 10,578 12,341 13,202 13,846 19,803 20,769 24,682 37,023 39,606 40,549 41,538 74,046 81,098 121,647 243,294 283,843 567,686 851,529 and 1,703,058, with no remainder.

Since 1,703,058 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,703,058, 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).