Q: Is 1,837,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,837,500 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 1,837,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 49 50 60 70 75 84 98 100 105 125 140 147 150 175 196 210 245 250 294 300 350 375 420 490 500 525 588 625 700 735 750 875 980 1,050 1,225 1,250 1,470 1,500 1,750 1,875 2,100 2,450 2,500 2,625 2,940 3,125 3,500 3,675 3,750 4,375 4,900 5,250 6,125 6,250 7,350 7,500 8,750 9,375 10,500 12,250 12,500 13,125 14,700 17,500 18,375 18,750 21,875 24,500 26,250 30,625 36,750 37,500 43,750 52,500 61,250 65,625 73,500 87,500 91,875 122,500 131,250 153,125 183,750 262,500 306,250 367,500 459,375 612,500 918,750 and 1,837,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,837,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,837,500, 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).