Q: Is 1,848,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,848,240 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 1,848,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 68 72 80 85 90 102 120 136 144 151 153 170 180 204 240 255 272 302 306 340 360 408 453 510 604 612 680 720 755 765 816 906 1,020 1,208 1,224 1,359 1,360 1,510 1,530 1,812 2,040 2,265 2,416 2,448 2,567 2,718 3,020 3,060 3,624 4,080 4,530 5,134 5,436 6,040 6,120 6,795 7,248 7,701 9,060 10,268 10,872 12,080 12,240 12,835 13,590 15,402 18,120 20,536 21,744 23,103 25,670 27,180 30,804 36,240 38,505 41,072 46,206 51,340 54,360 61,608 77,010 92,412 102,680 108,720 115,515 123,216 154,020 184,824 205,360 231,030 308,040 369,648 462,060 616,080 924,120 and 1,848,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,848,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,848,240, 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).