Q: Is 1,889,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,889,316 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 1,889,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 367 396 429 468 572 734 858 1,101 1,287 1,468 1,716 2,202 2,574 3,303 4,037 4,404 4,771 5,148 6,606 8,074 9,542 12,111 13,212 14,313 16,148 19,084 24,222 28,626 36,333 42,939 48,444 52,481 57,252 72,666 85,878 104,962 145,332 157,443 171,756 209,924 314,886 472,329 629,772 944,658 and 1,889,316, with no remainder.

Since 1,889,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,889,316, 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).