Q: Is 1,713,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,713,420 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 1,713,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 27 30 36 38 45 54 57 60 76 90 95 108 114 135 167 171 180 190 228 270 285 334 342 380 501 513 540 570 668 684 835 855 1,002 1,026 1,140 1,503 1,670 1,710 2,004 2,052 2,505 2,565 3,006 3,173 3,340 3,420 4,509 5,010 5,130 6,012 6,346 7,515 9,018 9,519 10,020 10,260 12,692 15,030 15,865 18,036 19,038 22,545 28,557 30,060 31,730 38,076 45,090 47,595 57,114 63,460 85,671 90,180 95,190 114,228 142,785 171,342 190,380 285,570 342,684 428,355 571,140 856,710 and 1,713,420, with no remainder.

Since 1,713,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,713,420, 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).