Q: Is 1,730,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,730,960 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 1,730,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 80 88 110 112 140 154 176 220 280 281 308 385 440 560 562 616 770 880 1,124 1,232 1,405 1,540 1,967 2,248 2,810 3,080 3,091 3,934 4,496 5,620 6,160 6,182 7,868 9,835 11,240 12,364 15,455 15,736 19,670 21,637 22,480 24,728 30,910 31,472 39,340 43,274 49,456 61,820 78,680 86,548 108,185 123,640 157,360 173,096 216,370 247,280 346,192 432,740 865,480 and 1,730,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,730,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,730,960, 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).