Q: Is 1,779,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,779,300 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 1,779,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 659 675 900 1,318 1,350 1,977 2,636 2,700 3,295 3,954 5,931 6,590 7,908 9,885 11,862 13,180 16,475 17,793 19,770 23,724 29,655 32,950 35,586 39,540 49,425 59,310 65,900 71,172 88,965 98,850 118,620 148,275 177,930 197,700 296,550 355,860 444,825 593,100 889,650 and 1,779,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,779,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,779,300, 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).