Q: Is 1,761,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,761,600 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 1,761,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 192 200 240 300 320 367 400 480 600 734 800 960 1,101 1,200 1,468 1,600 1,835 2,202 2,400 2,936 3,670 4,404 4,800 5,505 5,872 7,340 8,808 9,175 11,010 11,744 14,680 17,616 18,350 22,020 23,488 27,525 29,360 35,232 36,700 44,040 55,050 58,720 70,464 73,400 88,080 110,100 117,440 146,800 176,160 220,200 293,600 352,320 440,400 587,200 880,800 and 1,761,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,761,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,761,600, 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).