Q: Is 1,843,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,843,820 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 1,843,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 29 34 44 55 58 68 85 110 116 145 170 187 220 289 290 319 340 374 493 578 580 638 748 935 986 1,156 1,276 1,445 1,595 1,870 1,972 2,465 2,890 3,179 3,190 3,740 4,930 5,423 5,780 6,358 6,380 8,381 9,860 10,846 12,716 15,895 16,762 21,692 27,115 31,790 33,524 41,905 54,230 63,580 83,810 92,191 108,460 167,620 184,382 368,764 460,955 921,910 and 1,843,820, with no remainder.

Since 1,843,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,843,820, 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).