Q: Is 1,775,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,775,340 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 1,775,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 1,409 2,818 4,227 5,636 7,045 8,454 9,863 12,681 14,090 16,908 19,726 21,135 25,362 28,180 29,589 39,452 42,270 49,315 50,724 59,178 63,405 84,540 88,767 98,630 118,356 126,810 147,945 177,534 197,260 253,620 295,890 355,068 443,835 591,780 887,670 and 1,775,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,775,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,775,340, 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).