Q: Is 1,704,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,704,120 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 1,704,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 440 660 1,291 1,320 2,582 3,873 5,164 6,455 7,746 10,328 12,910 14,201 15,492 19,365 25,820 28,402 30,984 38,730 42,603 51,640 56,804 71,005 77,460 85,206 113,608 142,010 154,920 170,412 213,015 284,020 340,824 426,030 568,040 852,060 and 1,704,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,704,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,704,120, 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).