Q: Is 1,704,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,704,240 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 1,704,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 108 120 135 144 162 180 216 240 263 270 324 360 405 432 526 540 648 720 789 810 1,052 1,080 1,296 1,315 1,578 1,620 2,104 2,160 2,367 2,630 3,156 3,240 3,945 4,208 4,734 5,260 6,312 6,480 7,101 7,890 9,468 10,520 11,835 12,624 14,202 15,780 18,936 21,040 21,303 23,670 28,404 31,560 35,505 37,872 42,606 47,340 56,808 63,120 71,010 85,212 94,680 106,515 113,616 142,020 170,424 189,360 213,030 284,040 340,848 426,060 568,080 852,120 and 1,704,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,704,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,704,240, 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).