Q: Is 1,737,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,737,680 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 1,737,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 29 35 40 56 58 70 80 107 112 116 140 145 203 214 232 280 290 406 428 464 535 560 580 749 812 856 1,015 1,070 1,160 1,498 1,624 1,712 2,030 2,140 2,320 2,996 3,103 3,248 3,745 4,060 4,280 5,992 6,206 7,490 8,120 8,560 11,984 12,412 14,980 15,515 16,240 21,721 24,824 29,960 31,030 43,442 49,648 59,920 62,060 86,884 108,605 124,120 173,768 217,210 248,240 347,536 434,420 868,840 and 1,737,680, with no remainder.

Since 1,737,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,737,680, 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).