Q: Is 1,937,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,937,340 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 1,937,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 47 60 90 94 141 180 188 229 235 282 423 458 470 564 687 705 846 916 940 1,145 1,374 1,410 1,692 2,061 2,115 2,290 2,748 2,820 3,435 4,122 4,230 4,580 6,870 8,244 8,460 10,305 10,763 13,740 20,610 21,526 32,289 41,220 43,052 53,815 64,578 96,867 107,630 129,156 161,445 193,734 215,260 322,890 387,468 484,335 645,780 968,670 and 1,937,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,937,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,937,340, 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).