Q: Is 1,796,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,796,900 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 1,796,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 151 170 175 238 302 340 350 425 476 595 604 700 755 850 1,057 1,190 1,510 1,700 2,114 2,380 2,567 2,975 3,020 3,775 4,228 5,134 5,285 5,950 7,550 10,268 10,570 11,900 12,835 15,100 17,969 21,140 25,670 26,425 35,938 51,340 52,850 64,175 71,876 89,845 105,700 128,350 179,690 256,700 359,380 449,225 898,450 and 1,796,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,796,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,796,900, 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).