Q: Is 1,936,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,936,872 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 1,936,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 49 54 56 61 63 72 81 84 98 108 122 126 147 162 168 183 189 196 216 244 252 294 324 366 378 392 427 441 488 504 549 567 588 648 732 756 854 882 1,098 1,134 1,176 1,281 1,323 1,464 1,512 1,647 1,708 1,764 2,196 2,268 2,562 2,646 2,989 3,294 3,416 3,528 3,843 3,969 4,392 4,536 4,941 5,124 5,292 5,978 6,588 7,686 7,938 8,967 9,882 10,248 10,584 11,529 11,956 13,176 15,372 15,876 17,934 19,764 23,058 23,912 26,901 30,744 31,752 34,587 35,868 39,528 46,116 53,802 69,174 71,736 80,703 92,232 107,604 138,348 161,406 215,208 242,109 276,696 322,812 484,218 645,624 968,436 and 1,936,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,936,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,936,872, 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).