Q: Is 1,851,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,851,000 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 1,851,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 617 750 1,000 1,234 1,500 1,851 2,468 3,000 3,085 3,702 4,936 6,170 7,404 9,255 12,340 14,808 15,425 18,510 24,680 30,850 37,020 46,275 61,700 74,040 77,125 92,550 123,400 154,250 185,100 231,375 308,500 370,200 462,750 617,000 925,500 and 1,851,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,851,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,851,000, 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).