Q: Is 1,713,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,713,636 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 1,713,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 43 54 81 82 86 108 123 129 162 164 172 243 246 258 324 369 387 486 492 516 738 774 972 1,107 1,161 1,476 1,548 1,763 2,214 2,322 3,321 3,483 3,526 4,428 4,644 5,289 6,642 6,966 7,052 9,963 10,449 10,578 13,284 13,932 15,867 19,926 20,898 21,156 31,734 39,852 41,796 47,601 63,468 95,202 142,803 190,404 285,606 428,409 571,212 856,818 and 1,713,636, with no remainder.

Since 1,713,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,713,636, 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).