Q: Is 1,713,855 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,713,855 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 1,713,855 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 13 15 17 33 39 47 51 55 65 85 141 143 165 187 195 221 235 255 429 517 561 611 663 705 715 799 935 1,105 1,551 1,833 2,145 2,397 2,431 2,585 2,805 3,055 3,315 3,995 6,721 7,293 7,755 8,789 9,165 10,387 11,985 12,155 20,163 26,367 31,161 33,605 36,465 43,945 51,935 100,815 114,257 131,835 155,805 342,771 571,285 and 1,713,855, with no remainder.

Since 1,713,855 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,713,855, 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).