Q: Is 1,723,722 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,723,722 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 1,723,722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 41 42 49 66 77 78 82 91 98 123 143 147 154 182 231 246 273 286 287 294 429 451 462 533 539 546 574 637 858 861 902 1,001 1,066 1,078 1,274 1,353 1,599 1,617 1,722 1,911 2,002 2,009 2,706 3,003 3,157 3,198 3,234 3,731 3,822 4,018 5,863 6,006 6,027 6,314 7,007 7,462 9,471 11,193 11,726 12,054 14,014 17,589 18,942 21,021 22,099 22,386 26,117 35,178 41,041 42,042 44,198 52,234 66,297 78,351 82,082 123,123 132,594 156,702 246,246 287,287 574,574 861,861 and 1,723,722, with no remainder.

Since 1,723,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,723,722, 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).