Q: Is 1,836,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,836,324 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 1,836,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 84 98 108 126 147 189 196 252 294 347 378 441 588 694 756 882 1,041 1,323 1,388 1,764 2,082 2,429 2,646 3,123 4,164 4,858 5,292 6,246 7,287 9,369 9,716 12,492 14,574 17,003 18,738 21,861 29,148 34,006 37,476 43,722 51,009 65,583 68,012 87,444 102,018 131,166 153,027 204,036 262,332 306,054 459,081 612,108 918,162 and 1,836,324, with no remainder.

Since 1,836,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,836,324, 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).