Q: Is 1,858,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,858,860 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 1,858,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 207 230 276 345 414 449 460 690 828 898 1,035 1,347 1,380 1,796 2,070 2,245 2,694 4,041 4,140 4,490 5,388 6,735 8,082 8,980 10,327 13,470 16,164 20,205 20,654 26,940 30,981 40,410 41,308 51,635 61,962 80,820 92,943 103,270 123,924 154,905 185,886 206,540 309,810 371,772 464,715 619,620 929,430 and 1,858,860, with no remainder.

Since 1,858,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,858,860, 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).