Q: Is 1,840,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,840,500 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 1,840,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 409 450 500 750 818 900 1,125 1,227 1,500 1,636 2,045 2,250 2,454 3,681 4,090 4,500 4,908 6,135 7,362 8,180 10,225 12,270 14,724 18,405 20,450 24,540 30,675 36,810 40,900 51,125 61,350 73,620 92,025 102,250 122,700 153,375 184,050 204,500 306,750 368,100 460,125 613,500 920,250 and 1,840,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,840,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,840,500, 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).