Q: Is 1,755,702 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,755,702 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 1,755,702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 41 54 61 78 82 117 122 123 183 234 246 351 366 369 533 549 702 738 793 1,066 1,098 1,107 1,586 1,599 1,647 2,214 2,379 2,501 3,198 3,294 4,758 4,797 5,002 7,137 7,503 9,594 14,274 14,391 15,006 21,411 22,509 28,782 32,513 42,822 45,018 65,026 67,527 97,539 135,054 195,078 292,617 585,234 877,851 and 1,755,702, with no remainder.

Since 1,755,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,755,702, 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).