Q: Is 1,887,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,887,204 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 1,887,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 17 22 29 33 34 44 51 58 66 68 87 102 116 132 174 187 204 319 348 374 493 561 638 748 841 957 986 1,122 1,276 1,479 1,682 1,914 1,972 2,244 2,523 2,958 3,364 3,828 5,046 5,423 5,916 9,251 10,092 10,846 14,297 16,269 18,502 21,692 27,753 28,594 32,538 37,004 42,891 55,506 57,188 65,076 85,782 111,012 157,267 171,564 314,534 471,801 629,068 943,602 and 1,887,204, with no remainder.

Since 1,887,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,887,204, 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).