Q: Is 1,873,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,873,550 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 1,873,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 50 53 70 101 106 175 202 265 350 371 505 530 707 742 1,010 1,325 1,414 1,855 2,525 2,650 3,535 3,710 5,050 5,353 7,070 9,275 10,706 17,675 18,550 26,765 35,350 37,471 53,530 74,942 133,825 187,355 267,650 374,710 936,775 and 1,873,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,873,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,873,550, 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).