Q: Is 1,847,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,847,100 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 1,847,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 47 50 60 75 94 100 131 141 150 188 235 262 282 300 393 470 524 564 655 705 786 940 1,175 1,310 1,410 1,572 1,965 2,350 2,620 2,820 3,275 3,525 3,930 4,700 6,157 6,550 7,050 7,860 9,825 12,314 13,100 14,100 18,471 19,650 24,628 30,785 36,942 39,300 61,570 73,884 92,355 123,140 153,925 184,710 307,850 369,420 461,775 615,700 923,550 and 1,847,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,847,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,847,100, 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).