Q: Is 1,727,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,727,208 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 1,727,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 23 24 28 36 42 46 56 63 69 72 84 92 126 138 149 161 168 184 207 252 276 298 322 414 447 483 504 552 596 644 828 894 966 1,043 1,192 1,288 1,341 1,449 1,656 1,788 1,932 2,086 2,682 2,898 3,129 3,427 3,576 3,864 4,172 5,364 5,796 6,258 6,854 8,344 9,387 10,281 10,728 11,592 12,516 13,708 18,774 20,562 23,989 25,032 27,416 30,843 37,548 41,124 47,978 61,686 71,967 75,096 82,248 95,956 123,372 143,934 191,912 215,901 246,744 287,868 431,802 575,736 863,604 and 1,727,208, with no remainder.

Since 1,727,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,727,208, 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).