Q: Is 1,708,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,708,440 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 1,708,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 115 120 138 184 230 276 345 460 552 619 690 920 1,238 1,380 1,857 2,476 2,760 3,095 3,714 4,952 6,190 7,428 9,285 12,380 14,237 14,856 18,570 24,760 28,474 37,140 42,711 56,948 71,185 74,280 85,422 113,896 142,370 170,844 213,555 284,740 341,688 427,110 569,480 854,220 and 1,708,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,708,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,708,440, 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).