Q: Is 1,730,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,730,872 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 1,730,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 17 22 26 34 44 52 68 88 89 104 136 143 178 187 221 286 356 374 442 572 712 748 884 979 1,144 1,157 1,496 1,513 1,768 1,958 2,314 2,431 3,026 3,916 4,628 4,862 6,052 7,832 9,256 9,724 12,104 12,727 16,643 19,448 19,669 25,454 33,286 39,338 50,908 66,572 78,676 101,816 133,144 157,352 216,359 432,718 865,436 and 1,730,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,730,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,730,872, 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).