Q: Is 1,738,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,738,650 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 1,738,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 67 75 134 150 173 201 335 346 402 519 670 865 1,005 1,038 1,675 1,730 2,010 2,595 3,350 4,325 5,025 5,190 8,650 10,050 11,591 12,975 23,182 25,950 34,773 57,955 69,546 115,910 173,865 289,775 347,730 579,550 869,325 and 1,738,650, with no remainder.

Since 1,738,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,738,650, 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).