Q: Is 1,738,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,738,920 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 1,738,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 43 60 86 120 129 172 215 258 337 344 430 516 645 674 860 1,011 1,032 1,290 1,348 1,685 1,720 2,022 2,580 2,696 3,370 4,044 5,055 5,160 6,740 8,088 10,110 13,480 14,491 20,220 28,982 40,440 43,473 57,964 72,455 86,946 115,928 144,910 173,892 217,365 289,820 347,784 434,730 579,640 869,460 and 1,738,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,738,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,738,920, 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).