Q: Is 1,768,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,768,470 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 1,768,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 23 30 33 46 55 66 69 110 115 138 165 230 233 253 330 345 466 506 690 699 759 1,165 1,265 1,398 1,518 2,330 2,530 2,563 3,495 3,795 5,126 5,359 6,990 7,590 7,689 10,718 12,815 15,378 16,077 25,630 26,795 32,154 38,445 53,590 58,949 76,890 80,385 117,898 160,770 176,847 294,745 353,694 589,490 884,235 and 1,768,470, with no remainder.

Since 1,768,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,768,470, 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).