Q: Is 1,718,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,718,904 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 1,718,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 17 22 24 33 34 44 51 66 68 88 102 132 136 187 204 264 374 383 408 561 748 766 1,122 1,149 1,496 1,532 2,244 2,298 3,064 4,213 4,488 4,596 6,511 8,426 9,192 12,639 13,022 16,852 19,533 25,278 26,044 33,704 39,066 50,556 52,088 71,621 78,132 101,112 143,242 156,264 214,863 286,484 429,726 572,968 859,452 and 1,718,904, with no remainder.

Since 1,718,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,718,904, 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).