Q: Is 1,781,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,781,200 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 1,781,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 61 73 80 100 122 146 200 244 292 305 365 400 488 584 610 730 976 1,168 1,220 1,460 1,525 1,825 2,440 2,920 3,050 3,650 4,453 4,880 5,840 6,100 7,300 8,906 12,200 14,600 17,812 22,265 24,400 29,200 35,624 44,530 71,248 89,060 111,325 178,120 222,650 356,240 445,300 890,600 and 1,781,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,781,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,781,200, 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).