Q: Is 1,741,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,741,200 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 1,741,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 1,451 2,902 4,353 5,804 7,255 8,706 11,608 14,510 17,412 21,765 23,216 29,020 34,824 36,275 43,530 58,040 69,648 72,550 87,060 108,825 116,080 145,100 174,120 217,650 290,200 348,240 435,300 580,400 870,600 and 1,741,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,741,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,741,200, 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).