Q: Is 1,877,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,877,720 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 1,877,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 23 26 40 46 52 65 92 104 115 130 157 184 230 260 299 314 460 520 598 628 785 920 1,196 1,256 1,495 1,570 2,041 2,392 2,990 3,140 3,611 4,082 5,980 6,280 7,222 8,164 10,205 11,960 14,444 16,328 18,055 20,410 28,888 36,110 40,820 46,943 72,220 81,640 93,886 144,440 187,772 234,715 375,544 469,430 938,860 and 1,877,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,877,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,877,720, 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).