Q: Is 1,743,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,743,700 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 1,743,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 47 50 53 70 94 100 106 140 175 188 212 235 265 329 350 371 470 530 658 700 742 940 1,060 1,175 1,316 1,325 1,484 1,645 1,855 2,350 2,491 2,650 3,290 3,710 4,700 4,982 5,300 6,580 7,420 8,225 9,275 9,964 12,455 16,450 17,437 18,550 24,910 32,900 34,874 37,100 49,820 62,275 69,748 87,185 124,550 174,370 249,100 348,740 435,925 871,850 and 1,743,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,743,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,743,700, 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).