Q: Is 1,855,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,855,700 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 1,855,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 154 175 220 241 275 308 350 385 482 550 700 770 964 1,100 1,205 1,540 1,687 1,925 2,410 2,651 3,374 3,850 4,820 5,302 6,025 6,748 7,700 8,435 10,604 12,050 13,255 16,870 18,557 24,100 26,510 33,740 37,114 42,175 53,020 66,275 74,228 84,350 92,785 132,550 168,700 185,570 265,100 371,140 463,925 927,850 and 1,855,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,855,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,855,700, 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).