Q: Is 1,764,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,764,600 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 1,764,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 136 150 170 173 200 204 255 300 340 346 408 425 510 519 600 680 692 850 865 1,020 1,038 1,275 1,384 1,700 1,730 2,040 2,076 2,550 2,595 2,941 3,400 3,460 4,152 4,325 5,100 5,190 5,882 6,920 8,650 8,823 10,200 10,380 11,764 12,975 14,705 17,300 17,646 20,760 23,528 25,950 29,410 34,600 35,292 44,115 51,900 58,820 70,584 73,525 88,230 103,800 117,640 147,050 176,460 220,575 294,100 352,920 441,150 588,200 882,300 and 1,764,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,764,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,764,600, 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).