Q: Is 1,870,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,870,000 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 1,870,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 25 34 40 44 50 55 68 80 85 88 100 110 125 136 170 176 187 200 220 250 272 275 340 374 400 425 440 500 550 625 680 748 850 880 935 1,000 1,100 1,250 1,360 1,375 1,496 1,700 1,870 2,000 2,125 2,200 2,500 2,750 2,992 3,400 3,740 4,250 4,400 4,675 5,000 5,500 6,800 6,875 7,480 8,500 9,350 10,000 10,625 11,000 13,750 14,960 17,000 18,700 21,250 22,000 23,375 27,500 34,000 37,400 42,500 46,750 55,000 74,800 85,000 93,500 110,000 116,875 170,000 187,000 233,750 374,000 467,500 935,000 and 1,870,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,870,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,870,000, 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).