Q: Is 1,707,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,707,888 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 1,707,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 17 21 23 24 26 28 34 39 42 46 48 51 52 56 68 69 78 84 91 92 102 104 112 119 136 138 156 161 168 182 184 204 208 221 238 272 273 276 299 312 322 336 357 364 368 391 408 442 476 483 546 552 598 624 644 663 714 728 782 816 884 897 952 966 1,092 1,104 1,173 1,196 1,288 1,326 1,428 1,456 1,547 1,564 1,768 1,794 1,904 1,932 2,093 2,184 2,346 2,392 2,576 2,652 2,737 2,856 3,094 3,128 3,536 3,588 3,864 4,186 4,368 4,641 4,692 4,784 5,083 5,304 5,474 5,712 6,188 6,256 6,279 7,176 7,728 8,211 8,372 9,282 9,384 10,166 10,608 10,948 12,376 12,558 14,352 15,249 16,422 16,744 18,564 18,768 20,332 21,896 24,752 25,116 30,498 32,844 33,488 35,581 37,128 40,664 43,792 50,232 60,996 65,688 71,162 74,256 81,328 100,464 106,743 121,992 131,376 142,324 213,486 243,984 284,648 426,972 569,296 853,944 and 1,707,888, with no remainder.

Since 1,707,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,707,888, 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).