Q: Is 1,869,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,869,984 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 1,869,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 43 48 72 86 96 129 144 151 172 258 288 302 344 387 453 516 604 688 774 906 1,032 1,208 1,359 1,376 1,548 1,812 2,064 2,416 2,718 3,096 3,624 4,128 4,832 5,436 6,192 6,493 7,248 10,872 12,384 12,986 14,496 19,479 21,744 25,972 38,958 43,488 51,944 58,437 77,916 103,888 116,874 155,832 207,776 233,748 311,664 467,496 623,328 934,992 and 1,869,984, with no remainder.

Since 1,869,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,869,984, 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).