Q: Is 1,720,278 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,720,278 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 1,720,278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 37 41 42 54 63 74 81 82 111 123 126 162 189 222 246 259 287 333 369 378 518 567 574 666 738 777 861 999 1,107 1,134 1,517 1,554 1,722 1,998 2,214 2,331 2,583 2,997 3,034 3,321 4,551 4,662 5,166 5,994 6,642 6,993 7,749 9,102 10,619 13,653 13,986 15,498 20,979 21,238 23,247 27,306 31,857 40,959 41,958 46,494 63,714 81,918 95,571 122,877 191,142 245,754 286,713 573,426 860,139 and 1,720,278, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,278, 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).