Q: Is 1,717,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,717,740 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 1,717,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 3,181 6,362 9,543 12,724 15,905 19,086 28,629 31,810 38,172 47,715 57,258 63,620 85,887 95,430 114,516 143,145 171,774 190,860 286,290 343,548 429,435 572,580 858,870 and 1,717,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,717,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,717,740, 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).