Q: Is 1,712,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,712,280 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 1,712,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 751 760 1,140 1,502 2,253 2,280 3,004 3,755 4,506 6,008 7,510 9,012 11,265 14,269 15,020 18,024 22,530 28,538 30,040 42,807 45,060 57,076 71,345 85,614 90,120 114,152 142,690 171,228 214,035 285,380 342,456 428,070 570,760 856,140 and 1,712,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,712,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,712,280, 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).