Q: Is 1,733,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,733,550 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 1,733,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 25 26 30 35 39 42 50 65 70 75 78 91 105 127 130 150 175 182 195 210 254 273 325 350 381 390 455 525 546 635 650 762 889 910 975 1,050 1,270 1,365 1,651 1,778 1,905 1,950 2,275 2,667 2,730 3,175 3,302 3,810 4,445 4,550 4,953 5,334 6,350 6,825 8,255 8,890 9,525 9,906 11,557 13,335 13,650 16,510 19,050 22,225 23,114 24,765 26,670 34,671 41,275 44,450 49,530 57,785 66,675 69,342 82,550 115,570 123,825 133,350 173,355 247,650 288,925 346,710 577,850 866,775 and 1,733,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,733,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,733,550, 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).