Q: Is 1,740,732 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,740,732 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 1,740,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 23 28 34 42 46 51 53 68 69 84 92 102 106 119 138 159 161 204 212 238 276 318 322 357 371 391 476 483 636 644 714 742 782 901 966 1,113 1,173 1,219 1,428 1,484 1,564 1,802 1,932 2,226 2,346 2,438 2,703 2,737 3,604 3,657 4,452 4,692 4,876 5,406 5,474 6,307 7,314 8,211 8,533 10,812 10,948 12,614 14,628 16,422 17,066 18,921 20,723 25,228 25,599 32,844 34,132 37,842 41,446 51,198 62,169 75,684 82,892 102,396 124,338 145,061 248,676 290,122 435,183 580,244 870,366 and 1,740,732, with no remainder.

Since 1,740,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,740,732, 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).