Q: Is 1,765,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,765,960 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 1,765,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 49 53 56 68 70 85 98 106 119 136 140 170 196 212 238 245 265 280 340 371 392 424 476 490 530 595 680 742 833 901 952 980 1,060 1,190 1,484 1,666 1,802 1,855 1,960 2,120 2,380 2,597 2,968 3,332 3,604 3,710 4,165 4,505 4,760 5,194 6,307 6,664 7,208 7,420 8,330 9,010 10,388 12,614 12,985 14,840 16,660 18,020 20,776 25,228 25,970 31,535 33,320 36,040 44,149 50,456 51,940 63,070 88,298 103,880 126,140 176,596 220,745 252,280 353,192 441,490 882,980 and 1,765,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,765,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,765,960, 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).