Q: Is 1,845,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,845,600 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 1,845,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 769 800 1,200 1,538 2,307 2,400 3,076 3,845 4,614 6,152 7,690 9,228 11,535 12,304 15,380 18,456 19,225 23,070 24,608 30,760 36,912 38,450 46,140 57,675 61,520 73,824 76,900 92,280 115,350 123,040 153,800 184,560 230,700 307,600 369,120 461,400 615,200 922,800 and 1,845,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,845,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,845,600, 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).