Q: Is 1,838,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,838,880 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 1,838,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,277 1,440 2,554 3,831 5,108 6,385 7,662 10,216 11,493 12,770 15,324 19,155 20,432 22,986 25,540 30,648 38,310 40,864 45,972 51,080 57,465 61,296 76,620 91,944 102,160 114,930 122,592 153,240 183,888 204,320 229,860 306,480 367,776 459,720 612,960 919,440 and 1,838,880, with no remainder.

Since 1,838,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,838,880, 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).