Q: Is 1,717,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,717,760 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 1,717,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 61 64 80 88 110 122 128 160 176 220 244 256 305 320 352 440 488 512 610 640 671 704 880 976 1,220 1,280 1,342 1,408 1,760 1,952 2,440 2,560 2,684 2,816 3,355 3,520 3,904 4,880 5,368 5,632 6,710 7,040 7,808 9,760 10,736 13,420 14,080 15,616 19,520 21,472 26,840 28,160 31,232 39,040 42,944 53,680 78,080 85,888 107,360 156,160 171,776 214,720 343,552 429,440 858,880 and 1,717,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,717,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,717,760, 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).