Q: Is 1,827,930 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,827,930 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 1,827,930 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 43 65 78 86 109 129 130 195 215 218 258 327 390 430 545 559 645 654 1,090 1,118 1,290 1,417 1,635 1,677 2,795 2,834 3,270 3,354 4,251 4,687 5,590 7,085 8,385 8,502 9,374 14,061 14,170 16,770 21,255 23,435 28,122 42,510 46,870 60,931 70,305 121,862 140,610 182,793 304,655 365,586 609,310 913,965 and 1,827,930, with no remainder.

Since 1,827,930 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,827,930, 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).