Q: Is 1,755,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,755,000 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 1,755,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 25 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 50 52 54 60 65 72 75 78 90 100 104 108 117 120 125 130 135 150 156 180 195 200 216 225 234 250 260 270 300 312 325 351 360 375 390 450 468 500 520 540 585 600 625 650 675 702 750 780 900 936 975 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,170 1,250 1,300 1,350 1,404 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,755 1,800 1,875 1,950 2,250 2,340 2,500 2,600 2,700 2,808 2,925 3,000 3,250 3,375 3,510 3,750 3,900 4,500 4,680 4,875 5,000 5,400 5,625 5,850 6,500 6,750 7,020 7,500 7,800 8,125 8,775 9,000 9,750 11,250 11,700 13,000 13,500 14,040 14,625 15,000 16,250 16,875 17,550 19,500 22,500 23,400 24,375 27,000 29,250 32,500 33,750 35,100 39,000 43,875 45,000 48,750 58,500 65,000 67,500 70,200 73,125 87,750 97,500 117,000 135,000 146,250 175,500 195,000 219,375 292,500 351,000 438,750 585,000 877,500 and 1,755,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,755,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,755,000, 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).