Q: Is 1,823,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,823,730 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 1,823,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 31 37 53 62 74 93 106 111 155 159 185 186 222 265 310 318 370 465 530 555 795 930 1,110 1,147 1,590 1,643 1,961 2,294 3,286 3,441 3,922 4,929 5,735 5,883 6,882 8,215 9,805 9,858 11,470 11,766 16,430 17,205 19,610 24,645 29,415 34,410 49,290 58,830 60,791 121,582 182,373 303,955 364,746 607,910 911,865 and 1,823,730, with no remainder.

Since 1,823,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,823,730, 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).