Q: Is 1,718,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,718,310 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 1,718,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 33 41 55 66 82 110 123 127 165 205 246 254 330 381 410 451 615 635 762 902 1,230 1,270 1,353 1,397 1,905 2,255 2,706 2,794 3,810 4,191 4,510 5,207 6,765 6,985 8,382 10,414 13,530 13,970 15,621 20,955 26,035 31,242 41,910 52,070 57,277 78,105 114,554 156,210 171,831 286,385 343,662 572,770 859,155 and 1,718,310, with no remainder.

Since 1,718,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,718,310, 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).