Q: Is 1,877,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,877,800 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 1,877,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 82 100 164 200 205 229 328 410 458 820 916 1,025 1,145 1,640 1,832 2,050 2,290 4,100 4,580 5,725 8,200 9,160 9,389 11,450 18,778 22,900 37,556 45,800 46,945 75,112 93,890 187,780 234,725 375,560 469,450 938,900 and 1,877,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,877,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,877,800, 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).