Q: Is 1,746,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,746,600 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 1,746,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 41 50 60 71 75 82 100 120 123 142 150 164 200 205 213 246 284 300 328 355 410 426 492 568 600 615 710 820 852 984 1,025 1,065 1,230 1,420 1,640 1,704 1,775 2,050 2,130 2,460 2,840 2,911 3,075 3,550 4,100 4,260 4,920 5,325 5,822 6,150 7,100 8,200 8,520 8,733 10,650 11,644 12,300 14,200 14,555 17,466 21,300 23,288 24,600 29,110 34,932 42,600 43,665 58,220 69,864 72,775 87,330 116,440 145,550 174,660 218,325 291,100 349,320 436,650 582,200 873,300 and 1,746,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,746,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,746,600, 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).