Q: Is 1,842,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,842,600 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 1,842,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 37 40 50 60 74 75 83 100 111 120 148 150 166 185 200 222 249 296 300 332 370 415 444 498 555 600 664 740 830 888 925 996 1,110 1,245 1,480 1,660 1,850 1,992 2,075 2,220 2,490 2,775 3,071 3,320 3,700 4,150 4,440 4,980 5,550 6,142 6,225 7,400 8,300 9,213 9,960 11,100 12,284 12,450 15,355 16,600 18,426 22,200 24,568 24,900 30,710 36,852 46,065 49,800 61,420 73,704 76,775 92,130 122,840 153,550 184,260 230,325 307,100 368,520 460,650 614,200 921,300 and 1,842,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,842,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,842,600, 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).