Q: Is 1,017,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,017,900 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 1,017,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 27 29 30 36 39 45 50 52 54 58 60 65 75 78 87 90 100 108 116 117 130 135 145 150 156 174 180 195 225 234 260 261 270 290 300 325 348 351 377 390 435 450 468 522 540 580 585 650 675 702 725 754 780 783 870 900 975 1,044 1,131 1,170 1,300 1,305 1,350 1,404 1,450 1,508 1,566 1,740 1,755 1,885 1,950 2,175 2,262 2,340 2,610 2,700 2,900 2,925 3,132 3,393 3,510 3,770 3,900 3,915 4,350 4,524 5,220 5,655 5,850 6,525 6,786 7,020 7,540 7,830 8,700 8,775 9,425 10,179 11,310 11,700 13,050 13,572 15,660 16,965 17,550 18,850 19,575 20,358 22,620 26,100 28,275 33,930 35,100 37,700 39,150 40,716 50,895 56,550 67,860 78,300 84,825 101,790 113,100 169,650 203,580 254,475 339,300 508,950 and 1,017,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,017,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,017,900, 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).