Q: Is 1,715,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,715,040 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 1,715,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 397 432 480 540 720 794 864 1,080 1,191 1,440 1,588 1,985 2,160 2,382 3,176 3,573 3,970 4,320 4,764 5,955 6,352 7,146 7,940 9,528 10,719 11,910 12,704 14,292 15,880 17,865 19,056 21,438 23,820 28,584 31,760 35,730 38,112 42,876 47,640 53,595 57,168 63,520 71,460 85,752 95,280 107,190 114,336 142,920 171,504 190,560 214,380 285,840 343,008 428,760 571,680 857,520 and 1,715,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,715,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,715,040, 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).