Q: Is 1,750,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,750,440 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 1,750,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 29 30 40 58 60 87 116 120 145 174 232 290 348 435 503 580 696 870 1,006 1,160 1,509 1,740 2,012 2,515 3,018 3,480 4,024 5,030 6,036 7,545 10,060 12,072 14,587 15,090 20,120 29,174 30,180 43,761 58,348 60,360 72,935 87,522 116,696 145,870 175,044 218,805 291,740 350,088 437,610 583,480 875,220 and 1,750,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,750,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,750,440, 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).