Q: Is 1,872,234 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,872,234 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 1,872,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 81 91 117 126 127 162 182 189 234 254 273 351 378 381 546 567 702 762 819 889 1,053 1,134 1,143 1,638 1,651 1,778 2,106 2,286 2,457 2,667 3,302 3,429 4,914 4,953 5,334 6,858 7,371 8,001 9,906 10,287 11,557 14,742 14,859 16,002 20,574 23,114 24,003 29,718 34,671 44,577 48,006 69,342 72,009 89,154 104,013 133,731 144,018 208,026 267,462 312,039 624,078 936,117 and 1,872,234, with no remainder.

Since 1,872,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,872,234, 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).