Q: Is 1,724,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,724,100 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 1,724,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 821 1,050 1,642 2,100 2,463 3,284 4,105 4,926 5,747 8,210 9,852 11,494 12,315 16,420 17,241 20,525 22,988 24,630 28,735 34,482 41,050 49,260 57,470 61,575 68,964 82,100 86,205 114,940 123,150 143,675 172,410 246,300 287,350 344,820 431,025 574,700 862,050 and 1,724,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,724,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,724,100, 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).