Q: Is 1,888,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,888,700 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 1,888,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 101 110 170 187 202 220 275 340 374 404 425 505 550 748 850 935 1,010 1,100 1,111 1,700 1,717 1,870 2,020 2,222 2,525 3,434 3,740 4,444 4,675 5,050 5,555 6,868 8,585 9,350 10,100 11,110 17,170 18,700 18,887 22,220 27,775 34,340 37,774 42,925 55,550 75,548 85,850 94,435 111,100 171,700 188,870 377,740 472,175 944,350 and 1,888,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,888,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,888,700, 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).