Q: Is 1,850,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,850,000 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 1,850,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 37 40 50 74 80 100 125 148 185 200 250 296 370 400 500 592 625 740 925 1,000 1,250 1,480 1,850 2,000 2,500 2,960 3,125 3,700 4,625 5,000 6,250 7,400 9,250 10,000 12,500 14,800 18,500 23,125 25,000 37,000 46,250 50,000 74,000 92,500 115,625 185,000 231,250 370,000 462,500 925,000 and 1,850,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,850,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,850,000, 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).