Q: Is 1,758,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,758,000 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 1,758,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 293 300 375 400 500 586 600 750 879 1,000 1,172 1,200 1,465 1,500 1,758 2,000 2,344 2,930 3,000 3,516 4,395 4,688 5,860 6,000 7,032 7,325 8,790 11,720 14,064 14,650 17,580 21,975 23,440 29,300 35,160 36,625 43,950 58,600 70,320 73,250 87,900 109,875 117,200 146,500 175,800 219,750 293,000 351,600 439,500 586,000 879,000 and 1,758,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,758,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,758,000, 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).