Q: Is 1,740,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,740,900 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 1,740,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 829 1,050 1,658 2,100 2,487 3,316 4,145 4,974 5,803 8,290 9,948 11,606 12,435 16,580 17,409 20,725 23,212 24,870 29,015 34,818 41,450 49,740 58,030 62,175 69,636 82,900 87,045 116,060 124,350 145,075 174,090 248,700 290,150 348,180 435,225 580,300 870,450 and 1,740,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,740,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,740,900, 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).