Q: Is 1,804,902 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,804,902 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 1,804,902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 29 33 41 46 58 66 69 82 87 123 138 174 246 253 319 451 506 638 667 759 902 943 957 1,189 1,334 1,353 1,518 1,886 1,914 2,001 2,378 2,706 2,829 3,567 4,002 5,658 7,134 7,337 10,373 13,079 14,674 20,746 22,011 26,158 27,347 31,119 39,237 44,022 54,694 62,238 78,474 82,041 164,082 300,817 601,634 902,451 and 1,804,902, with no remainder.

Since 1,804,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,804,902, 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).