Q: Is 1,733,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,733,830 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 1,733,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 31 34 35 47 62 70 85 94 119 155 170 217 235 238 310 329 434 470 527 595 658 799 1,054 1,085 1,190 1,457 1,598 1,645 2,170 2,635 2,914 3,290 3,689 3,995 5,270 5,593 7,285 7,378 7,990 10,199 11,186 14,570 18,445 20,398 24,769 27,965 36,890 49,538 50,995 55,930 101,990 123,845 173,383 247,690 346,766 866,915 and 1,733,830, with no remainder.

Since 1,733,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,733,830, 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).