Q: Is 1,711,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,711,424 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 1,711,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 17 22 26 32 34 44 52 64 68 88 104 121 136 143 176 187 208 221 242 272 286 352 374 416 442 484 544 572 704 748 832 884 968 1,088 1,144 1,496 1,573 1,768 1,936 2,057 2,288 2,431 2,992 3,146 3,536 3,872 4,114 4,576 4,862 5,984 6,292 7,072 7,744 8,228 9,152 9,724 11,968 12,584 14,144 16,456 19,448 25,168 26,741 32,912 38,896 50,336 53,482 65,824 77,792 100,672 106,964 131,648 155,584 213,928 427,856 855,712 and 1,711,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,711,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,711,424, 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).