Q: Is 1,761,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,761,900 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 1,761,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 839 1,050 1,678 2,100 2,517 3,356 4,195 5,034 5,873 8,390 10,068 11,746 12,585 16,780 17,619 20,975 23,492 25,170 29,365 35,238 41,950 50,340 58,730 62,925 70,476 83,900 88,095 117,460 125,850 146,825 176,190 251,700 293,650 352,380 440,475 587,300 880,950 and 1,761,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,761,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,761,900, 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).