Q: Is 1,854,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,854,960 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 1,854,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 59 60 80 118 120 131 177 236 240 262 295 354 393 472 524 590 655 708 786 885 944 1,048 1,180 1,310 1,416 1,572 1,770 1,965 2,096 2,360 2,620 2,832 3,144 3,540 3,930 4,720 5,240 6,288 7,080 7,729 7,860 10,480 14,160 15,458 15,720 23,187 30,916 31,440 38,645 46,374 61,832 77,290 92,748 115,935 123,664 154,580 185,496 231,870 309,160 370,992 463,740 618,320 927,480 and 1,854,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,854,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,854,960, 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).