Q: Is 1,740,258 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,740,258 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 1,740,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 37 39 54 67 74 78 111 117 134 201 222 234 333 351 402 481 603 666 702 871 962 999 1,206 1,443 1,742 1,809 1,998 2,479 2,613 2,886 3,618 4,329 4,958 5,226 7,437 7,839 8,658 12,987 14,874 15,678 22,311 23,517 25,974 32,227 44,622 47,034 64,454 66,933 96,681 133,866 193,362 290,043 580,086 870,129 and 1,740,258, with no remainder.

Since 1,740,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,740,258, 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).