Q: Is 1,746,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,746,400 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 1,746,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 59 74 80 100 118 148 160 185 200 236 295 296 370 400 472 590 592 740 800 925 944 1,180 1,184 1,475 1,480 1,850 1,888 2,183 2,360 2,950 2,960 3,700 4,366 4,720 5,900 5,920 7,400 8,732 9,440 10,915 11,800 14,800 17,464 21,830 23,600 29,600 34,928 43,660 47,200 54,575 69,856 87,320 109,150 174,640 218,300 349,280 436,600 873,200 and 1,746,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,746,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,746,400, 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).