Q: Is 1,703,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,703,520 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 1,703,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 26 28 30 32 35 36 39 40 42 45 48 52 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 80 84 90 91 96 104 105 112 117 120 126 130 140 144 156 160 168 169 180 182 195 208 210 224 234 240 252 260 273 280 288 312 315 336 338 360 364 390 416 420 455 468 480 504 507 520 546 560 585 624 630 672 676 720 728 780 819 840 845 910 936 1,008 1,014 1,040 1,092 1,120 1,170 1,183 1,248 1,260 1,352 1,365 1,440 1,456 1,521 1,560 1,638 1,680 1,690 1,820 1,872 2,016 2,028 2,080 2,184 2,340 2,366 2,520 2,535 2,704 2,730 2,912 3,042 3,120 3,276 3,360 3,380 3,549 3,640 3,744 4,056 4,095 4,368 4,680 4,732 5,040 5,070 5,408 5,460 5,915 6,084 6,240 6,552 6,760 7,098 7,280 7,605 8,112 8,190 8,736 9,360 9,464 10,080 10,140 10,647 10,920 11,830 12,168 13,104 13,520 14,196 14,560 15,210 16,224 16,380 17,745 18,720 18,928 20,280 21,294 21,840 23,660 24,336 26,208 27,040 28,392 30,420 32,760 35,490 37,856 40,560 42,588 43,680 47,320 48,672 53,235 56,784 60,840 65,520 70,980 81,120 85,176 94,640 106,470 113,568 121,680 131,040 141,960 170,352 189,280 212,940 243,360 283,920 340,704 425,880 567,840 851,760 and 1,703,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,703,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,703,520, 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).