Q: Is 1,723,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,723,500 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 1,723,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 383 450 500 750 766 900 1,125 1,149 1,500 1,532 1,915 2,250 2,298 3,447 3,830 4,500 4,596 5,745 6,894 7,660 9,575 11,490 13,788 17,235 19,150 22,980 28,725 34,470 38,300 47,875 57,450 68,940 86,175 95,750 114,900 143,625 172,350 191,500 287,250 344,700 430,875 574,500 861,750 and 1,723,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,723,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,723,500, 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).