Q: Is 1,877,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,877,352 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 1,877,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 23 24 38 46 57 69 76 92 114 138 152 179 184 228 276 358 437 456 537 552 716 874 1,074 1,311 1,432 1,748 2,148 2,622 3,401 3,496 4,117 4,296 5,244 6,802 8,234 10,203 10,488 12,351 13,604 16,468 20,406 24,702 27,208 32,936 40,812 49,404 78,223 81,624 98,808 156,446 234,669 312,892 469,338 625,784 938,676 and 1,877,352, with no remainder.

Since 1,877,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,877,352, 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).