Q: Is 1,733,655 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,733,655 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 1,733,655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 19 21 33 35 55 57 77 79 95 105 133 165 209 231 237 285 385 395 399 553 627 665 869 1,045 1,155 1,185 1,463 1,501 1,659 1,995 2,607 2,765 3,135 4,345 4,389 4,503 6,083 7,315 7,505 8,295 10,507 13,035 16,511 18,249 21,945 22,515 30,415 31,521 49,533 52,535 82,555 91,245 115,577 157,605 247,665 346,731 577,885 and 1,733,655, with no remainder.

Since 1,733,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,733,655, 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).