Q: Is 1,747,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,747,980 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 1,747,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 78 81 83 90 108 117 130 135 156 162 166 180 195 234 249 260 270 324 332 351 390 405 415 468 498 540 585 702 747 780 810 830 996 1,053 1,079 1,170 1,245 1,404 1,494 1,620 1,660 1,755 2,106 2,158 2,241 2,340 2,490 2,988 3,237 3,510 3,735 4,212 4,316 4,482 4,980 5,265 5,395 6,474 6,723 7,020 7,470 8,964 9,711 10,530 10,790 11,205 12,948 13,446 14,940 16,185 19,422 21,060 21,580 22,410 26,892 29,133 32,370 33,615 38,844 44,820 48,555 58,266 64,740 67,230 87,399 97,110 116,532 134,460 145,665 174,798 194,220 291,330 349,596 436,995 582,660 873,990 and 1,747,980, with no remainder.

Since 1,747,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,747,980, 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).