Q: Is 1,831,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,831,872 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 1,831,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 29 32 42 47 48 56 58 64 84 87 94 96 112 116 141 168 174 188 192 203 224 232 282 329 336 348 376 406 448 464 564 609 658 672 696 752 812 928 987 1,128 1,218 1,316 1,344 1,363 1,392 1,504 1,624 1,856 1,974 2,256 2,436 2,632 2,726 2,784 3,008 3,248 3,948 4,089 4,512 4,872 5,264 5,452 5,568 6,496 7,896 8,178 9,024 9,541 9,744 10,528 10,904 12,992 15,792 16,356 19,082 19,488 21,056 21,808 28,623 31,584 32,712 38,164 38,976 43,616 57,246 63,168 65,424 76,328 87,232 114,492 130,848 152,656 228,984 261,696 305,312 457,968 610,624 915,936 and 1,831,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,831,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,831,872, 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).