Q: Is 1,720,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,720,056 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 1,720,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 37 39 52 74 78 104 111 148 149 156 222 296 298 312 444 447 481 596 888 894 962 1,192 1,443 1,788 1,924 1,937 2,886 3,576 3,848 3,874 5,513 5,772 5,811 7,748 11,026 11,544 11,622 15,496 16,539 22,052 23,244 33,078 44,104 46,488 66,156 71,669 132,312 143,338 215,007 286,676 430,014 573,352 860,028 and 1,720,056, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,056, 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).