Q: Is 1,901,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,901,240 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 1,901,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 29 40 44 55 58 88 110 116 145 149 220 232 290 298 319 440 580 596 638 745 1,160 1,192 1,276 1,490 1,595 1,639 2,552 2,980 3,190 3,278 4,321 5,960 6,380 6,556 8,195 8,642 12,760 13,112 16,390 17,284 21,605 32,780 34,568 43,210 47,531 65,560 86,420 95,062 172,840 190,124 237,655 380,248 475,310 950,620 and 1,901,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,901,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,901,240, 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).