Q: Is 1,738,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,738,400 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 1,738,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 53 80 82 100 106 160 164 200 205 212 265 328 400 410 424 530 656 800 820 848 1,025 1,060 1,312 1,325 1,640 1,696 2,050 2,120 2,173 2,650 3,280 4,100 4,240 4,346 5,300 6,560 8,200 8,480 8,692 10,600 10,865 16,400 17,384 21,200 21,730 32,800 34,768 42,400 43,460 54,325 69,536 86,920 108,650 173,840 217,300 347,680 434,600 869,200 and 1,738,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,738,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,738,400, 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).