Q: Is 1,704,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,704,528 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 1,704,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 24 28 36 38 42 48 56 57 63 72 76 84 89 112 114 126 133 144 152 168 171 178 228 252 266 267 304 336 342 356 399 456 504 532 534 623 684 712 798 801 912 1,008 1,064 1,068 1,197 1,246 1,368 1,424 1,596 1,602 1,691 1,869 2,128 2,136 2,394 2,492 2,736 3,192 3,204 3,382 3,738 4,272 4,788 4,984 5,073 5,607 6,384 6,408 6,764 7,476 9,576 9,968 10,146 11,214 11,837 12,816 13,528 14,952 15,219 19,152 20,292 22,428 23,674 27,056 29,904 30,438 35,511 40,584 44,856 47,348 60,876 71,022 81,168 89,712 94,696 106,533 121,752 142,044 189,392 213,066 243,504 284,088 426,132 568,176 852,264 and 1,704,528, with no remainder.

Since 1,704,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,704,528, 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).