Q: Is 1,751,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,751,000 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 1,751,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 103 125 136 170 200 206 250 340 412 425 500 515 680 824 850 1,000 1,030 1,700 1,751 2,060 2,125 2,575 3,400 3,502 4,120 4,250 5,150 7,004 8,500 8,755 10,300 12,875 14,008 17,000 17,510 20,600 25,750 35,020 43,775 51,500 70,040 87,550 103,000 175,100 218,875 350,200 437,750 875,500 and 1,751,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,751,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,751,000, 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).