Q: Is 1,769,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,769,250 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 1,769,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 105 125 150 175 210 250 337 350 375 525 674 750 875 1,011 1,050 1,685 1,750 2,022 2,359 2,625 3,370 4,718 5,055 5,250 7,077 8,425 10,110 11,795 14,154 16,850 23,590 25,275 35,385 42,125 50,550 58,975 70,770 84,250 117,950 126,375 176,925 252,750 294,875 353,850 589,750 884,625 and 1,769,250, with no remainder.

Since 1,769,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,769,250, 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).