Q: Is 1,759,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,759,800 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 1,759,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 280 300 350 419 420 525 600 700 838 840 1,050 1,257 1,400 1,676 2,095 2,100 2,514 2,933 3,352 4,190 4,200 5,028 5,866 6,285 8,380 8,799 10,056 10,475 11,732 12,570 14,665 16,760 17,598 20,950 23,464 25,140 29,330 31,425 35,196 41,900 43,995 50,280 58,660 62,850 70,392 73,325 83,800 87,990 117,320 125,700 146,650 175,980 219,975 251,400 293,300 351,960 439,950 586,600 879,900 and 1,759,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,759,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,759,800, 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).