Q: Is 1,744,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,744,400 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 1,744,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 89 98 100 112 140 175 178 196 200 245 280 350 356 392 400 445 490 560 623 700 712 784 890 980 1,225 1,246 1,400 1,424 1,780 1,960 2,225 2,450 2,492 2,800 3,115 3,560 3,920 4,361 4,450 4,900 4,984 6,230 7,120 8,722 8,900 9,800 9,968 12,460 15,575 17,444 17,800 19,600 21,805 24,920 31,150 34,888 35,600 43,610 49,840 62,300 69,776 87,220 109,025 124,600 174,440 218,050 249,200 348,880 436,100 872,200 and 1,744,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,744,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,744,400, 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).