Q: Is 1,734,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,734,400 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 1,734,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 271 320 400 542 640 800 1,084 1,280 1,355 1,600 2,168 2,710 3,200 4,336 5,420 6,400 6,775 8,672 10,840 13,550 17,344 21,680 27,100 34,688 43,360 54,200 69,376 86,720 108,400 173,440 216,800 346,880 433,600 867,200 and 1,734,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,734,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,734,400, 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).