Q: Is 1,799,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,799,600 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 1,799,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 275 400 409 440 550 818 880 1,100 1,636 2,045 2,200 3,272 4,090 4,400 4,499 6,544 8,180 8,998 10,225 16,360 17,996 20,450 22,495 32,720 35,992 40,900 44,990 71,984 81,800 89,980 112,475 163,600 179,960 224,950 359,920 449,900 899,800 and 1,799,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,799,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,799,600, 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).