Q: Is 1,879,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,879,560 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 1,879,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 60 69 72 90 92 115 120 138 180 184 207 227 230 276 345 360 414 454 460 552 681 690 828 908 920 1,035 1,135 1,362 1,380 1,656 1,816 2,043 2,070 2,270 2,724 2,760 3,405 4,086 4,140 4,540 5,221 5,448 6,810 8,172 8,280 9,080 10,215 10,442 13,620 15,663 16,344 20,430 20,884 26,105 27,240 31,326 40,860 41,768 46,989 52,210 62,652 78,315 81,720 93,978 104,420 125,304 156,630 187,956 208,840 234,945 313,260 375,912 469,890 626,520 939,780 and 1,879,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,879,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,879,560, 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).