Q: Is 1,746,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,746,960 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 1,746,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 80 87 116 120 145 174 232 240 251 290 348 435 464 502 580 696 753 870 1,004 1,160 1,255 1,392 1,506 1,740 2,008 2,320 2,510 3,012 3,480 3,765 4,016 5,020 6,024 6,960 7,279 7,530 10,040 12,048 14,558 15,060 20,080 21,837 29,116 30,120 36,395 43,674 58,232 60,240 72,790 87,348 109,185 116,464 145,580 174,696 218,370 291,160 349,392 436,740 582,320 873,480 and 1,746,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,746,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,746,960, 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).