Q: Is 1,879,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,879,600 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 1,879,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 37 40 50 74 80 100 127 148 185 200 254 296 370 400 508 592 635 740 925 1,016 1,270 1,480 1,850 2,032 2,540 2,960 3,175 3,700 4,699 5,080 6,350 7,400 9,398 10,160 12,700 14,800 18,796 23,495 25,400 37,592 46,990 50,800 75,184 93,980 117,475 187,960 234,950 375,920 469,900 939,800 and 1,879,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,879,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,879,600, 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).