Q: Is 1,709,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,709,550 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 1,709,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 29 30 45 50 58 75 87 90 131 145 150 174 225 261 262 290 393 435 450 522 655 725 786 870 1,179 1,305 1,310 1,450 1,965 2,175 2,358 2,610 3,275 3,799 3,930 4,350 5,895 6,525 6,550 7,598 9,825 11,397 11,790 13,050 18,995 19,650 22,794 29,475 34,191 37,990 56,985 58,950 68,382 94,975 113,970 170,955 189,950 284,925 341,910 569,850 854,775 and 1,709,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,709,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,709,550, 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).