Q: Is 1,746,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,746,180 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 1,746,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 89 90 109 178 180 218 267 327 356 436 445 534 545 654 801 890 981 1,068 1,090 1,308 1,335 1,602 1,635 1,780 1,962 2,180 2,670 3,204 3,270 3,924 4,005 4,905 5,340 6,540 8,010 9,701 9,810 16,020 19,402 19,620 29,103 38,804 48,505 58,206 87,309 97,010 116,412 145,515 174,618 194,020 291,030 349,236 436,545 582,060 873,090 and 1,746,180, with no remainder.

Since 1,746,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,746,180, 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).