Q: Is 1,724,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,724,200 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 1,724,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 37 40 50 74 100 148 185 200 233 296 370 466 740 925 932 1,165 1,480 1,850 1,864 2,330 3,700 4,660 5,825 7,400 8,621 9,320 11,650 17,242 23,300 34,484 43,105 46,600 68,968 86,210 172,420 215,525 344,840 431,050 862,100 and 1,724,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,724,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,724,200, 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).