Q: Is 1,875,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,875,200 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 1,875,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 293 320 400 586 640 800 1,172 1,280 1,465 1,600 2,344 2,930 3,200 4,688 5,860 6,400 7,325 9,376 11,720 14,650 18,752 23,440 29,300 37,504 46,880 58,600 75,008 93,760 117,200 187,520 234,400 375,040 468,800 937,600 and 1,875,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,875,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,875,200, 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).