Q: Is 1,777,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,777,350 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 1,777,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 41 50 51 75 82 85 102 123 150 170 205 246 255 289 410 425 510 578 615 697 850 867 1,025 1,230 1,275 1,394 1,445 1,734 2,050 2,091 2,550 2,890 3,075 3,485 4,182 4,335 6,150 6,970 7,225 8,670 10,455 11,849 14,450 17,425 20,910 21,675 23,698 34,850 35,547 43,350 52,275 59,245 71,094 104,550 118,490 177,735 296,225 355,470 592,450 888,675 and 1,777,350, with no remainder.

Since 1,777,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,777,350, 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).