Q: Is 1,737,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,737,960 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 1,737,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 2,069 4,138 6,207 8,276 10,345 12,414 14,483 16,552 20,690 24,828 28,966 31,035 41,380 43,449 49,656 57,932 62,070 72,415 82,760 86,898 115,864 124,140 144,830 173,796 217,245 248,280 289,660 347,592 434,490 579,320 868,980 and 1,737,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,737,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,737,960, 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).