Q: Is 1,766,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,766,600 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 1,766,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 73 88 100 110 121 146 200 220 242 275 292 365 440 484 550 584 605 730 803 968 1,100 1,210 1,460 1,606 1,825 2,200 2,420 2,920 3,025 3,212 3,650 4,015 4,840 6,050 6,424 7,300 8,030 8,833 12,100 14,600 16,060 17,666 20,075 24,200 32,120 35,332 40,150 44,165 70,664 80,300 88,330 160,600 176,660 220,825 353,320 441,650 883,300 and 1,766,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,766,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,766,600, 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).