Q: Is 1,724,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,724,840 is a composite number.

Why is 1,724,840 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 1,724,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 31 40 52 62 65 104 107 124 130 155 214 248 260 310 403 428 520 535 620 806 856 1,070 1,240 1,391 1,612 2,015 2,140 2,782 3,224 3,317 4,030 4,280 5,564 6,634 6,955 8,060 11,128 13,268 13,910 16,120 16,585 26,536 27,820 33,170 43,121 55,640 66,340 86,242 132,680 172,484 215,605 344,968 431,210 862,420 and 1,724,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,724,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,724,840, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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