Q: Is 1,869,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,869,672 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 1,869,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 31 42 56 62 84 93 124 168 186 217 248 359 372 434 651 718 744 868 1,077 1,302 1,436 1,736 2,154 2,513 2,604 2,872 4,308 5,026 5,208 7,539 8,616 10,052 11,129 15,078 20,104 22,258 30,156 33,387 44,516 60,312 66,774 77,903 89,032 133,548 155,806 233,709 267,096 311,612 467,418 623,224 934,836 and 1,869,672, with no remainder.

Since 1,869,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,869,672, 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).