Q: Is 1,731,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,731,456 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 1,731,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 128 144 162 167 192 216 288 324 334 384 432 501 576 648 668 864 1,002 1,152 1,296 1,336 1,503 1,728 2,004 2,592 2,672 3,006 3,456 4,008 4,509 5,184 5,344 6,012 8,016 9,018 10,368 10,688 12,024 13,527 16,032 18,036 21,376 24,048 27,054 32,064 36,072 48,096 54,108 64,128 72,144 96,192 108,216 144,288 192,384 216,432 288,576 432,864 577,152 865,728 and 1,731,456, with no remainder.

Since 1,731,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,731,456, 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).