Q: Is 1,735,734 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,735,734 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 1,735,734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 17 21 22 26 33 34 39 42 51 66 77 78 91 102 119 143 154 182 187 221 231 238 273 286 289 357 374 429 442 462 546 561 578 663 714 858 867 1,001 1,122 1,309 1,326 1,547 1,734 2,002 2,023 2,431 2,618 3,003 3,094 3,179 3,757 3,927 4,046 4,641 4,862 6,006 6,069 6,358 7,293 7,514 7,854 9,282 9,537 11,271 12,138 14,586 17,017 19,074 22,253 22,542 26,299 34,034 41,327 44,506 51,051 52,598 66,759 78,897 82,654 102,102 123,981 133,518 157,794 247,962 289,289 578,578 867,867 and 1,735,734, with no remainder.

Since 1,735,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,735,734, 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).