Q: Is 1,796,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,796,340 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 1,796,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 47 49 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 94 98 105 130 140 141 147 156 182 188 195 196 210 235 245 260 273 282 294 329 364 390 420 455 470 490 546 564 588 611 637 658 705 735 780 910 940 980 987 1,092 1,222 1,274 1,316 1,365 1,410 1,470 1,645 1,820 1,833 1,911 1,974 2,303 2,444 2,548 2,730 2,820 2,940 3,055 3,185 3,290 3,666 3,822 3,948 4,277 4,606 4,935 5,460 6,110 6,370 6,580 6,909 7,332 7,644 8,554 9,165 9,212 9,555 9,870 11,515 12,220 12,740 12,831 13,818 17,108 18,330 19,110 19,740 21,385 23,030 25,662 27,636 29,939 34,545 36,660 38,220 42,770 46,060 51,324 59,878 64,155 69,090 85,540 89,817 119,756 128,310 138,180 149,695 179,634 256,620 299,390 359,268 449,085 598,780 898,170 and 1,796,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,796,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,796,340, 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).