Q: Is 1,872,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,872,000 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 1,872,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 64 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 117 120 125 128 130 144 150 156 160 180 192 195 200 208 225 234 240 250 260 288 300 312 320 325 360 375 384 390 400 416 450 468 480 500 520 576 585 600 624 640 650 720 750 780 800 832 900 936 960 975 1,000 1,040 1,125 1,152 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,440 1,500 1,560 1,600 1,625 1,664 1,800 1,872 1,920 1,950 2,000 2,080 2,250 2,340 2,400 2,496 2,600 2,880 2,925 3,000 3,120 3,200 3,250 3,600 3,744 3,900 4,000 4,160 4,500 4,680 4,800 4,875 4,992 5,200 5,760 5,850 6,000 6,240 6,500 7,200 7,488 7,800 8,000 8,320 9,000 9,360 9,600 9,750 10,400 11,700 12,000 12,480 13,000 14,400 14,625 14,976 15,600 16,000 18,000 18,720 19,500 20,800 23,400 24,000 24,960 26,000 28,800 29,250 31,200 36,000 37,440 39,000 41,600 46,800 48,000 52,000 58,500 62,400 72,000 74,880 78,000 93,600 104,000 117,000 124,800 144,000 156,000 187,200 208,000 234,000 312,000 374,400 468,000 624,000 936,000 and 1,872,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,872,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,872,000, 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).