Q: Is 1,799,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,799,850 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 1,799,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 39 50 65 71 75 78 130 142 150 169 195 213 325 338 355 390 426 507 650 710 845 923 975 1,014 1,065 1,690 1,775 1,846 1,950 2,130 2,535 2,769 3,550 4,225 4,615 5,070 5,325 5,538 8,450 9,230 10,650 11,999 12,675 13,845 23,075 23,998 25,350 27,690 35,997 46,150 59,995 69,225 71,994 119,990 138,450 179,985 299,975 359,970 599,950 899,925 and 1,799,850, with no remainder.

Since 1,799,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,799,850, 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).