Q: Is 1,725,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,725,500 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 1,725,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 29 34 35 50 58 68 70 85 100 116 119 125 140 145 170 175 203 238 250 290 340 350 406 425 476 493 500 580 595 700 725 812 850 875 986 1,015 1,190 1,450 1,700 1,750 1,972 2,030 2,125 2,380 2,465 2,900 2,975 3,451 3,500 3,625 4,060 4,250 4,930 5,075 5,950 6,902 7,250 8,500 9,860 10,150 11,900 12,325 13,804 14,500 14,875 17,255 20,300 24,650 25,375 29,750 34,510 49,300 50,750 59,500 61,625 69,020 86,275 101,500 123,250 172,550 246,500 345,100 431,375 862,750 and 1,725,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,725,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,725,500, 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).