Q: Is 1,774,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,774,920 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 1,774,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 2,113 4,226 6,339 8,452 10,565 12,678 14,791 16,904 21,130 25,356 29,582 31,695 42,260 44,373 50,712 59,164 63,390 73,955 84,520 88,746 118,328 126,780 147,910 177,492 221,865 253,560 295,820 354,984 443,730 591,640 887,460 and 1,774,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,774,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,774,920, 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).