Q: Is 1,927,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,927,440 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 1,927,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 2,677 5,354 8,031 10,708 13,385 16,062 21,416 24,093 26,770 32,124 40,155 42,832 48,186 53,540 64,248 80,310 96,372 107,080 120,465 128,496 160,620 192,744 214,160 240,930 321,240 385,488 481,860 642,480 963,720 and 1,927,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,927,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,927,440, 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).