Q: Is 1,924,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,924,720 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 1,924,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 140 196 245 280 392 490 491 560 784 980 982 1,960 1,964 2,455 3,437 3,920 3,928 4,910 6,874 7,856 9,820 13,748 17,185 19,640 24,059 27,496 34,370 39,280 48,118 54,992 68,740 96,236 120,295 137,480 192,472 240,590 274,960 384,944 481,180 962,360 and 1,924,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,924,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,924,720, 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).