Q: Is 1,713,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,713,840 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 1,713,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 111 120 148 185 193 222 240 296 370 386 444 555 579 592 740 772 888 965 1,110 1,158 1,480 1,544 1,776 1,930 2,220 2,316 2,895 2,960 3,088 3,860 4,440 4,632 5,790 7,141 7,720 8,880 9,264 11,580 14,282 15,440 21,423 23,160 28,564 35,705 42,846 46,320 57,128 71,410 85,692 107,115 114,256 142,820 171,384 214,230 285,640 342,768 428,460 571,280 856,920 and 1,713,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,713,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,713,840, 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).