Q: Is 1,730,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,730,560 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 1,730,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 104 128 130 160 169 208 256 260 320 338 416 512 520 640 676 832 845 1,024 1,040 1,280 1,352 1,664 1,690 2,048 2,080 2,560 2,704 3,328 3,380 4,160 5,120 5,408 6,656 6,760 8,320 10,240 10,816 13,312 13,520 16,640 21,632 26,624 27,040 33,280 43,264 54,080 66,560 86,528 108,160 133,120 173,056 216,320 346,112 432,640 865,280 and 1,730,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,730,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,730,560, 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).