Q: Is 1,763,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,763,460 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 1,763,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 97 101 180 194 202 291 303 388 404 485 505 582 606 873 909 970 1,010 1,164 1,212 1,455 1,515 1,746 1,818 1,940 2,020 2,910 3,030 3,492 3,636 4,365 4,545 5,820 6,060 8,730 9,090 9,797 17,460 18,180 19,594 29,391 39,188 48,985 58,782 88,173 97,970 117,564 146,955 176,346 195,940 293,910 352,692 440,865 587,820 881,730 and 1,763,460, with no remainder.

Since 1,763,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,763,460, 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).