Q: Is 1,779,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,779,960 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 1,779,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 104 105 120 130 140 156 163 168 182 195 210 260 273 280 312 326 364 390 420 455 489 520 546 652 728 780 815 840 910 978 1,092 1,141 1,304 1,365 1,560 1,630 1,820 1,956 2,119 2,184 2,282 2,445 2,730 3,260 3,423 3,640 3,912 4,238 4,564 4,890 5,460 5,705 6,357 6,520 6,846 8,476 9,128 9,780 10,595 10,920 11,410 12,714 13,692 14,833 16,952 17,115 19,560 21,190 22,820 25,428 27,384 29,666 31,785 34,230 42,380 44,499 45,640 50,856 59,332 63,570 68,460 74,165 84,760 88,998 118,664 127,140 136,920 148,330 177,996 222,495 254,280 296,660 355,992 444,990 593,320 889,980 and 1,779,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,779,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,779,960, 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).