Q: Is 1,720,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,720,128 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 1,720,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 31 32 34 48 51 62 64 68 93 96 102 124 136 186 192 204 248 272 289 372 408 496 527 544 578 744 816 867 992 1,054 1,088 1,156 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,734 1,984 2,108 2,312 2,976 3,162 3,264 3,468 4,216 4,624 5,952 6,324 6,936 8,432 8,959 9,248 12,648 13,872 16,864 17,918 18,496 25,296 26,877 27,744 33,728 35,836 50,592 53,754 55,488 71,672 101,184 107,508 143,344 215,016 286,688 430,032 573,376 860,064 and 1,720,128, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,128, 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).