Q: Is 1,757,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,757,400 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 1,757,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 29 30 40 50 58 60 75 87 100 101 116 120 145 150 174 200 202 232 290 300 303 348 404 435 505 580 600 606 696 725 808 870 1,010 1,160 1,212 1,450 1,515 1,740 2,020 2,175 2,424 2,525 2,900 2,929 3,030 3,480 4,040 4,350 5,050 5,800 5,858 6,060 7,575 8,700 8,787 10,100 11,716 12,120 14,645 15,150 17,400 17,574 20,200 23,432 29,290 30,300 35,148 43,935 58,580 60,600 70,296 73,225 87,870 117,160 146,450 175,740 219,675 292,900 351,480 439,350 585,800 878,700 and 1,757,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,757,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,757,400, 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).