Q: Is 1,743,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,743,525 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 1,743,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 41 45 63 75 81 105 123 135 175 189 205 225 243 287 315 369 405 525 567 615 675 861 945 1,025 1,107 1,215 1,435 1,575 1,701 1,845 2,025 2,583 2,835 3,075 3,321 4,305 4,725 5,535 6,075 7,175 7,749 8,505 9,225 9,963 12,915 14,175 16,605 21,525 23,247 27,675 38,745 42,525 49,815 64,575 69,741 83,025 116,235 193,725 249,075 348,705 581,175 and 1,743,525, with no remainder.

Since 1,743,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,743,525, 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).