Q: Is 1,837,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,837,290 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 1,837,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 26 30 35 39 42 65 70 78 91 105 130 182 195 210 273 390 455 546 673 910 1,346 1,365 2,019 2,730 3,365 4,038 4,711 6,730 8,749 9,422 10,095 14,133 17,498 20,190 23,555 26,247 28,266 43,745 47,110 52,494 61,243 70,665 87,490 122,486 131,235 141,330 183,729 262,470 306,215 367,458 612,430 918,645 and 1,837,290, with no remainder.

Since 1,837,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,837,290, 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).