Q: Is 1,708,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,708,000 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 1,708,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 61 70 80 100 112 122 125 140 160 175 200 224 244 250 280 305 350 400 427 488 500 560 610 700 800 854 875 976 1,000 1,120 1,220 1,400 1,525 1,708 1,750 1,952 2,000 2,135 2,440 2,800 3,050 3,416 3,500 4,000 4,270 4,880 5,600 6,100 6,832 7,000 7,625 8,540 9,760 10,675 12,200 13,664 14,000 15,250 17,080 21,350 24,400 28,000 30,500 34,160 42,700 48,800 53,375 61,000 68,320 85,400 106,750 122,000 170,800 213,500 244,000 341,600 427,000 854,000 and 1,708,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,708,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,708,000, 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).