Q: Is 1,860,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,860,744 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 1,860,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 31 41 61 62 82 93 122 123 124 164 183 186 244 246 248 328 366 372 488 492 732 744 984 1,271 1,464 1,891 2,501 2,542 3,782 3,813 5,002 5,084 5,673 7,503 7,564 7,626 10,004 10,168 11,346 15,006 15,128 15,252 20,008 22,692 30,012 30,504 45,384 60,024 77,531 155,062 232,593 310,124 465,186 620,248 930,372 and 1,860,744, with no remainder.

Since 1,860,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,860,744, 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).