Q: Is 1,793,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,793,000 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 1,793,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 125 163 200 220 250 275 326 440 500 550 652 815 1,000 1,100 1,304 1,375 1,630 1,793 2,200 2,750 3,260 3,586 4,075 5,500 6,520 7,172 8,150 8,965 11,000 14,344 16,300 17,930 20,375 32,600 35,860 40,750 44,825 71,720 81,500 89,650 163,000 179,300 224,125 358,600 448,250 896,500 and 1,793,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,793,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,793,000, 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).