Q: Is 1,798,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,798,500 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 1,798,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 109 110 125 132 150 165 218 220 250 275 300 327 330 375 436 500 545 550 654 660 750 825 1,090 1,100 1,199 1,308 1,375 1,500 1,635 1,650 2,180 2,398 2,725 2,750 3,270 3,300 3,597 4,125 4,796 5,450 5,500 5,995 6,540 7,194 8,175 8,250 10,900 11,990 13,625 14,388 16,350 16,500 17,985 23,980 27,250 29,975 32,700 35,970 40,875 54,500 59,950 71,940 81,750 89,925 119,900 149,875 163,500 179,850 299,750 359,700 449,625 599,500 899,250 and 1,798,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,798,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,798,500, 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).