Q: Is 1,711,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,711,710 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 1,711,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 18 19 21 22 26 30 33 35 38 39 42 45 55 57 63 65 66 70 77 78 90 91 95 99 105 110 114 117 126 130 133 143 154 165 171 182 190 195 198 209 210 231 234 247 266 273 285 286 315 330 342 385 390 399 418 429 455 462 494 495 546 570 585 627 630 665 693 715 741 770 798 819 855 858 910 990 1,001 1,045 1,155 1,170 1,197 1,235 1,254 1,287 1,330 1,365 1,386 1,430 1,463 1,482 1,638 1,710 1,729 1,881 1,995 2,002 2,090 2,145 2,223 2,310 2,394 2,470 2,574 2,717 2,730 2,926 3,003 3,135 3,458 3,465 3,705 3,762 3,990 4,095 4,290 4,389 4,446 5,005 5,187 5,434 5,985 6,006 6,270 6,435 6,930 7,315 7,410 8,151 8,190 8,645 8,778 9,009 9,405 10,010 10,374 11,115 11,970 12,870 13,167 13,585 14,630 15,015 15,561 16,302 17,290 18,018 18,810 19,019 21,945 22,230 24,453 25,935 26,334 27,170 30,030 31,122 38,038 40,755 43,890 45,045 48,906 51,870 57,057 65,835 77,805 81,510 90,090 95,095 114,114 122,265 131,670 155,610 171,171 190,190 244,530 285,285 342,342 570,570 855,855 and 1,711,710, with no remainder.

Since 1,711,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,711,710, 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).