Q: Is 1,740,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,740,984 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 1,740,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 43 56 84 86 129 168 172 241 258 301 344 482 516 602 723 903 964 1,032 1,204 1,446 1,687 1,806 1,928 2,408 2,892 3,374 3,612 5,061 5,784 6,748 7,224 10,122 10,363 13,496 20,244 20,726 31,089 40,488 41,452 62,178 72,541 82,904 124,356 145,082 217,623 248,712 290,164 435,246 580,328 870,492 and 1,740,984, with no remainder.

Since 1,740,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,740,984, 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).