Q: Is 1,887,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,887,444 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 1,887,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 37 39 52 74 78 109 111 117 148 156 218 222 234 327 333 436 444 468 481 654 666 962 981 1,308 1,332 1,417 1,443 1,924 1,962 2,834 2,886 3,924 4,033 4,251 4,329 5,668 5,772 8,066 8,502 8,658 12,099 12,753 16,132 17,004 17,316 24,198 25,506 36,297 48,396 51,012 52,429 72,594 104,858 145,188 157,287 209,716 314,574 471,861 629,148 943,722 and 1,887,444, with no remainder.

Since 1,887,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,887,444, 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).