Q: Is 1,740,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,740,450 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 1,740,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 41 50 75 82 123 150 205 246 283 410 566 615 849 1,025 1,230 1,415 1,698 2,050 2,830 3,075 4,245 6,150 7,075 8,490 11,603 14,150 21,225 23,206 34,809 42,450 58,015 69,618 116,030 174,045 290,075 348,090 580,150 870,225 and 1,740,450, with no remainder.

Since 1,740,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,740,450, 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).