Q: Is 1,739,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,739,430 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 1,739,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 21 22 30 33 35 42 45 55 63 66 70 77 90 99 105 110 126 154 165 198 210 231 251 315 330 385 462 495 502 630 693 753 770 990 1,155 1,255 1,386 1,506 1,757 2,259 2,310 2,510 2,761 3,465 3,514 3,765 4,518 5,271 5,522 6,930 7,530 8,283 8,785 10,542 11,295 13,805 15,813 16,566 17,570 19,327 22,590 24,849 26,355 27,610 31,626 38,654 41,415 49,698 52,710 57,981 79,065 82,830 96,635 115,962 124,245 158,130 173,943 193,270 248,490 289,905 347,886 579,810 869,715 and 1,739,430, with no remainder.

Since 1,739,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,739,430, 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).