Q: Is 1,874,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,874,520 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 1,874,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 41 45 60 72 82 90 120 123 127 164 180 205 246 254 328 360 369 381 410 492 508 615 635 738 762 820 984 1,016 1,143 1,230 1,270 1,476 1,524 1,640 1,845 1,905 2,286 2,460 2,540 2,952 3,048 3,690 3,810 4,572 4,920 5,080 5,207 5,715 7,380 7,620 9,144 10,414 11,430 14,760 15,240 15,621 20,828 22,860 26,035 31,242 41,656 45,720 46,863 52,070 62,484 78,105 93,726 104,140 124,968 156,210 187,452 208,280 234,315 312,420 374,904 468,630 624,840 937,260 and 1,874,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,874,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,874,520, 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).