Q: Is 1,707,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,707,720 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 1,707,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 24 28 30 35 38 40 42 56 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 107 114 120 133 140 152 168 190 210 214 228 266 280 285 321 380 399 420 428 456 532 535 570 642 665 749 760 798 840 856 1,064 1,070 1,140 1,284 1,330 1,498 1,596 1,605 1,995 2,033 2,140 2,247 2,280 2,568 2,660 2,996 3,192 3,210 3,745 3,990 4,066 4,280 4,494 5,320 5,992 6,099 6,420 7,490 7,980 8,132 8,988 10,165 11,235 12,198 12,840 14,231 14,980 15,960 16,264 17,976 20,330 22,470 24,396 28,462 29,960 30,495 40,660 42,693 44,940 48,792 56,924 60,990 71,155 81,320 85,386 89,880 113,848 121,980 142,310 170,772 213,465 243,960 284,620 341,544 426,930 569,240 853,860 and 1,707,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,707,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,707,720, 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).