Q: Is 1,784,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,784,700 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 1,784,700 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 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 661 675 900 1,322 1,350 1,983 2,644 2,700 3,305 3,966 5,949 6,610 7,932 9,915 11,898 13,220 16,525 17,847 19,830 23,796 29,745 33,050 35,694 39,660 49,575 59,490 66,100 71,388 89,235 99,150 118,980 148,725 178,470 198,300 297,450 356,940 446,175 594,900 892,350 and 1,784,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,784,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,784,700, 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).