Q: Is 1,723,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,723,528 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 1,723,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 19 23 29 34 38 46 58 68 76 92 116 136 152 184 232 323 391 437 493 551 646 667 782 874 986 1,102 1,292 1,334 1,564 1,748 1,972 2,204 2,584 2,668 3,128 3,496 3,944 4,408 5,336 7,429 9,367 11,339 12,673 14,858 18,734 22,678 25,346 29,716 37,468 45,356 50,692 59,432 74,936 90,712 101,384 215,441 430,882 861,764 and 1,723,528, with no remainder.

Since 1,723,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,723,528, 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).