Q: Is 1,740,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,740,870 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 1,740,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 29 30 45 46 58 69 87 90 115 138 145 174 207 230 261 290 345 414 435 522 667 690 841 870 1,035 1,305 1,334 1,682 2,001 2,070 2,523 2,610 3,335 4,002 4,205 5,046 6,003 6,670 7,569 8,410 10,005 12,006 12,615 15,138 19,343 20,010 25,230 30,015 37,845 38,686 58,029 60,030 75,690 96,715 116,058 174,087 193,430 290,145 348,174 580,290 870,435 and 1,740,870, with no remainder.

Since 1,740,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,740,870, 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).