Q: Is 1,774,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,774,440 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 1,774,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 31 36 40 45 53 54 60 62 72 90 93 106 108 120 124 135 155 159 180 186 212 216 248 265 270 279 310 318 360 372 424 465 477 530 540 558 620 636 744 795 837 930 954 1,060 1,080 1,116 1,240 1,272 1,395 1,431 1,590 1,643 1,674 1,860 1,908 2,120 2,232 2,385 2,790 2,862 3,180 3,286 3,348 3,720 3,816 4,185 4,770 4,929 5,580 5,724 6,360 6,572 6,696 7,155 8,215 8,370 9,540 9,858 11,160 11,448 13,144 14,310 14,787 16,430 16,740 19,080 19,716 24,645 28,620 29,574 32,860 33,480 39,432 44,361 49,290 57,240 59,148 65,720 73,935 88,722 98,580 118,296 147,870 177,444 197,160 221,805 295,740 354,888 443,610 591,480 887,220 and 1,774,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,774,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,774,440, 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).