Q: Is 1,879,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,879,500 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 1,879,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 179 210 250 300 350 358 375 420 500 525 537 700 716 750 875 895 1,050 1,074 1,253 1,500 1,750 1,790 2,100 2,148 2,506 2,625 2,685 3,500 3,580 3,759 4,475 5,012 5,250 5,370 6,265 7,518 8,950 10,500 10,740 12,530 13,425 15,036 17,900 18,795 22,375 25,060 26,850 31,325 37,590 44,750 53,700 62,650 67,125 75,180 89,500 93,975 125,300 134,250 156,625 187,950 268,500 313,250 375,900 469,875 626,500 939,750 and 1,879,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,879,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,879,500, 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).