Q: Is 1,786,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,786,000 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 1,786,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 47 50 76 80 94 95 100 125 152 188 190 200 235 250 304 376 380 400 470 475 500 752 760 893 940 950 1,000 1,175 1,520 1,786 1,880 1,900 2,000 2,350 2,375 3,572 3,760 3,800 4,465 4,700 4,750 5,875 7,144 7,600 8,930 9,400 9,500 11,750 14,288 17,860 18,800 19,000 22,325 23,500 35,720 38,000 44,650 47,000 71,440 89,300 94,000 111,625 178,600 223,250 357,200 446,500 893,000 and 1,786,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,786,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,786,000, 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).