Q: Is 1,873,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,873,950 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 1,873,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 31 39 50 62 65 75 78 93 130 150 155 186 195 310 325 390 403 465 650 775 806 930 961 975 1,209 1,550 1,922 1,950 2,015 2,325 2,418 2,883 4,030 4,650 4,805 5,766 6,045 9,610 10,075 12,090 12,493 14,415 20,150 24,025 24,986 28,830 30,225 37,479 48,050 60,450 62,465 72,075 74,958 124,930 144,150 187,395 312,325 374,790 624,650 936,975 and 1,873,950, with no remainder.

Since 1,873,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,873,950, 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).