Q: Is 1,842,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,842,392 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 1,842,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 19 23 31 34 38 46 62 68 76 92 124 136 152 184 248 323 391 437 527 589 646 713 782 874 1,054 1,178 1,292 1,426 1,564 1,748 2,108 2,356 2,584 2,852 3,128 3,496 4,216 4,712 5,704 7,429 10,013 12,121 13,547 14,858 20,026 24,242 27,094 29,716 40,052 48,484 54,188 59,432 80,104 96,968 108,376 230,299 460,598 921,196 and 1,842,392, with no remainder.

Since 1,842,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,842,392, 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).