Q: Is 1,709,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,709,280 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 1,709,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,187 1,440 2,374 3,561 4,748 5,935 7,122 9,496 10,683 11,870 14,244 17,805 18,992 21,366 23,740 28,488 35,610 37,984 42,732 47,480 53,415 56,976 71,220 85,464 94,960 106,830 113,952 142,440 170,928 189,920 213,660 284,880 341,856 427,320 569,760 854,640 and 1,709,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,709,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,709,280, 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).