Q: Is 1,735,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,735,440 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 1,735,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,033 1,680 2,066 3,099 4,132 5,165 6,198 7,231 8,264 10,330 12,396 14,462 15,495 16,528 20,660 21,693 24,792 28,924 30,990 36,155 41,320 43,386 49,584 57,848 61,980 72,310 82,640 86,772 108,465 115,696 123,960 144,620 173,544 216,930 247,920 289,240 347,088 433,860 578,480 867,720 and 1,735,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,735,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,735,440, 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).