Q: Is 1,825,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,825,740 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 1,825,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 46 49 54 60 63 69 70 81 84 90 92 98 105 108 115 126 135 138 140 147 161 162 180 189 196 207 210 230 245 252 270 276 294 315 322 324 345 378 405 414 420 441 460 483 490 540 567 588 621 630 644 690 735 756 805 810 828 882 945 966 980 1,035 1,127 1,134 1,242 1,260 1,323 1,380 1,449 1,470 1,610 1,620 1,764 1,863 1,890 1,932 2,070 2,205 2,254 2,268 2,415 2,484 2,646 2,835 2,898 2,940 3,105 3,220 3,381 3,726 3,780 3,969 4,140 4,347 4,410 4,508 4,830 5,292 5,635 5,670 5,796 6,210 6,615 6,762 7,245 7,452 7,938 8,694 8,820 9,315 9,660 10,143 11,270 11,340 12,420 13,041 13,230 13,524 14,490 15,876 16,905 17,388 18,630 19,845 20,286 21,735 22,540 26,082 26,460 28,980 30,429 33,810 37,260 39,690 40,572 43,470 50,715 52,164 60,858 65,205 67,620 79,380 86,940 91,287 101,430 121,716 130,410 152,145 182,574 202,860 260,820 304,290 365,148 456,435 608,580 912,870 and 1,825,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,825,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,825,740, 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).