Q: Is 1,711,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,711,290 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 1,711,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 29 30 35 42 58 70 87 105 145 174 203 210 281 290 406 435 562 609 843 870 1,015 1,218 1,405 1,686 1,967 2,030 2,810 3,045 3,934 4,215 5,901 6,090 8,149 8,430 9,835 11,802 16,298 19,670 24,447 29,505 40,745 48,894 57,043 59,010 81,490 114,086 122,235 171,129 244,470 285,215 342,258 570,430 855,645 and 1,711,290, with no remainder.

Since 1,711,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,711,290, 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).