Q: Is 1,779,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,779,400 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 1,779,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 40 41 50 56 62 70 82 100 124 140 155 164 175 200 205 217 248 280 287 310 328 350 410 434 574 620 700 775 820 868 1,025 1,085 1,148 1,240 1,271 1,400 1,435 1,550 1,640 1,736 2,050 2,170 2,296 2,542 2,870 3,100 4,100 4,340 5,084 5,425 5,740 6,200 6,355 7,175 8,200 8,680 8,897 10,168 10,850 11,480 12,710 14,350 17,794 21,700 25,420 28,700 31,775 35,588 43,400 44,485 50,840 57,400 63,550 71,176 88,970 127,100 177,940 222,425 254,200 355,880 444,850 889,700 and 1,779,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,779,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,779,400, 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).