Q: Is 1,761,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,761,000 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 1,761,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 587 600 750 1,000 1,174 1,500 1,761 2,348 2,935 3,000 3,522 4,696 5,870 7,044 8,805 11,740 14,088 14,675 17,610 23,480 29,350 35,220 44,025 58,700 70,440 73,375 88,050 117,400 146,750 176,100 220,125 293,500 352,200 440,250 587,000 880,500 and 1,761,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,761,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,761,000, 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).