Q: Is 1,718,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,718,808 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 1,718,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 546 728 787 1,092 1,574 2,184 2,361 3,148 4,722 5,509 6,296 9,444 10,231 11,018 16,527 18,888 20,462 22,036 30,693 33,054 40,924 44,072 61,386 66,108 71,617 81,848 122,772 132,216 143,234 214,851 245,544 286,468 429,702 572,936 859,404 and 1,718,808, with no remainder.

Since 1,718,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,718,808, 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).