Q: Is 1,727,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,727,550 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 1,727,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 30 33 45 50 55 66 75 90 99 110 150 165 198 225 275 330 349 450 495 550 698 825 990 1,047 1,650 1,745 2,094 2,475 3,141 3,490 3,839 4,950 5,235 6,282 7,678 8,725 10,470 11,517 15,705 17,450 19,195 23,034 26,175 31,410 34,551 38,390 52,350 57,585 69,102 78,525 95,975 115,170 157,050 172,755 191,950 287,925 345,510 575,850 863,775 and 1,727,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,727,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,727,550, 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).