Q: Is 1,716,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,716,720 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 1,716,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 115 120 138 184 230 240 276 311 345 368 460 552 622 690 920 933 1,104 1,244 1,380 1,555 1,840 1,866 2,488 2,760 3,110 3,732 4,665 4,976 5,520 6,220 7,153 7,464 9,330 12,440 14,306 14,928 18,660 21,459 24,880 28,612 35,765 37,320 42,918 57,224 71,530 74,640 85,836 107,295 114,448 143,060 171,672 214,590 286,120 343,344 429,180 572,240 858,360 and 1,716,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,716,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,716,720, 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).