Q: Is 1,718,724 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,718,724 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 1,718,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 37 42 49 74 79 84 98 111 147 148 158 196 222 237 259 294 316 444 474 518 553 588 777 948 1,036 1,106 1,554 1,659 1,813 2,212 2,923 3,108 3,318 3,626 3,871 5,439 5,846 6,636 7,252 7,742 8,769 10,878 11,613 11,692 15,484 17,538 20,461 21,756 23,226 35,076 40,922 46,452 61,383 81,844 122,766 143,227 245,532 286,454 429,681 572,908 859,362 and 1,718,724, with no remainder.

Since 1,718,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,718,724, 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).