Q: Is 1,749,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,749,900 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 1,749,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 307 380 475 570 614 921 950 1,140 1,228 1,425 1,535 1,842 1,900 2,850 3,070 3,684 4,605 5,700 5,833 6,140 7,675 9,210 11,666 15,350 17,499 18,420 23,025 23,332 29,165 30,700 34,998 46,050 58,330 69,996 87,495 92,100 116,660 145,825 174,990 291,650 349,980 437,475 583,300 874,950 and 1,749,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,749,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,749,900, 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).