Q: Is 1,774,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,774,720 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 1,774,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 47 59 64 80 94 118 128 160 188 235 236 295 320 376 470 472 590 640 752 940 944 1,180 1,504 1,880 1,888 2,360 2,773 3,008 3,760 3,776 4,720 5,546 6,016 7,520 7,552 9,440 11,092 13,865 15,040 18,880 22,184 27,730 30,080 37,760 44,368 55,460 88,736 110,920 177,472 221,840 354,944 443,680 887,360 and 1,774,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,774,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,774,720, 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).