Q: Is 1,717,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,717,000 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 1,717,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 101 125 136 170 200 202 250 340 404 425 500 505 680 808 850 1,000 1,010 1,700 1,717 2,020 2,125 2,525 3,400 3,434 4,040 4,250 5,050 6,868 8,500 8,585 10,100 12,625 13,736 17,000 17,170 20,200 25,250 34,340 42,925 50,500 68,680 85,850 101,000 171,700 214,625 343,400 429,250 858,500 and 1,717,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,717,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,717,000, 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).