Q: Is 1,751,724 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,751,724 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 1,751,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 19 26 36 38 39 52 57 76 78 114 117 156 171 197 228 234 247 342 394 468 494 591 684 741 788 988 1,182 1,482 1,773 2,223 2,364 2,561 2,964 3,546 3,743 4,446 5,122 7,092 7,486 7,683 8,892 10,244 11,229 14,972 15,366 22,458 23,049 30,732 33,687 44,916 46,098 48,659 67,374 92,196 97,318 134,748 145,977 194,636 291,954 437,931 583,908 875,862 and 1,751,724, with no remainder.

Since 1,751,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,751,724, 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).