Q: Is 1,708,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,708,160 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 1,708,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 128 136 157 160 170 272 314 320 340 544 628 640 680 785 1,088 1,256 1,360 1,570 2,176 2,512 2,669 2,720 3,140 5,024 5,338 5,440 6,280 10,048 10,676 10,880 12,560 13,345 20,096 21,352 25,120 26,690 42,704 50,240 53,380 85,408 100,480 106,760 170,816 213,520 341,632 427,040 854,080 and 1,708,160, with no remainder.

Since 1,708,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,708,160, 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).