Q: Is 1,723,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,723,200 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 1,723,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 192 200 240 300 320 359 400 480 600 718 800 960 1,077 1,200 1,436 1,600 1,795 2,154 2,400 2,872 3,590 4,308 4,800 5,385 5,744 7,180 8,616 8,975 10,770 11,488 14,360 17,232 17,950 21,540 22,976 26,925 28,720 34,464 35,900 43,080 53,850 57,440 68,928 71,800 86,160 107,700 114,880 143,600 172,320 215,400 287,200 344,640 430,800 574,400 861,600 and 1,723,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,723,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,723,200, 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).