Q: Is 1,754,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,754,550 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 1,754,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 450 525 557 630 1,050 1,114 1,575 1,671 2,785 3,150 3,342 3,899 5,013 5,570 7,798 8,355 10,026 11,697 13,925 16,710 19,495 23,394 25,065 27,850 35,091 38,990 41,775 50,130 58,485 70,182 83,550 97,475 116,970 125,325 175,455 194,950 250,650 292,425 350,910 584,850 877,275 and 1,754,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,754,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,754,550, 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).