Q: Is 1,861,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,861,488 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 1,861,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 36 48 54 62 72 93 108 124 139 144 186 216 248 278 279 372 417 432 496 556 558 744 834 837 1,112 1,116 1,251 1,488 1,668 1,674 2,224 2,232 2,502 3,336 3,348 3,753 4,309 4,464 5,004 6,672 6,696 7,506 8,618 10,008 12,927 13,392 15,012 17,236 20,016 25,854 30,024 34,472 38,781 51,708 60,048 68,944 77,562 103,416 116,343 155,124 206,832 232,686 310,248 465,372 620,496 930,744 and 1,861,488, with no remainder.

Since 1,861,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,861,488, 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).