Q: Is 1,817,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,817,700 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 1,817,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 73 75 83 100 146 150 166 219 249 292 300 332 365 415 438 498 730 830 876 996 1,095 1,245 1,460 1,660 1,825 2,075 2,190 2,490 3,650 4,150 4,380 4,980 5,475 6,059 6,225 7,300 8,300 10,950 12,118 12,450 18,177 21,900 24,236 24,900 30,295 36,354 60,590 72,708 90,885 121,180 151,475 181,770 302,950 363,540 454,425 605,900 908,850 and 1,817,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,817,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,817,700, 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).