Q: Is 1,790,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,790,950 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 1,790,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 25 34 35 43 49 50 70 85 86 98 119 170 175 215 238 245 301 350 425 430 490 595 602 731 833 850 1,075 1,190 1,225 1,462 1,505 1,666 2,107 2,150 2,450 2,975 3,010 3,655 4,165 4,214 5,117 5,950 7,310 7,525 8,330 10,234 10,535 15,050 18,275 20,825 21,070 25,585 35,819 36,550 41,650 51,170 52,675 71,638 105,350 127,925 179,095 255,850 358,190 895,475 and 1,790,950, with no remainder.

Since 1,790,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,790,950, 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).