Q: Is 1,937,796 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,937,796 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 1,937,796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 23 28 34 42 46 51 59 68 69 84 92 102 118 119 138 161 177 204 236 238 276 322 354 357 391 413 476 483 644 708 714 782 826 966 1,003 1,173 1,239 1,357 1,428 1,564 1,652 1,932 2,006 2,346 2,478 2,714 2,737 3,009 4,012 4,071 4,692 4,956 5,428 5,474 6,018 7,021 8,142 8,211 9,499 10,948 12,036 14,042 16,284 16,422 18,998 21,063 23,069 28,084 28,497 32,844 37,996 42,126 46,138 56,994 69,207 84,252 92,276 113,988 138,414 161,483 276,828 322,966 484,449 645,932 968,898 and 1,937,796, with no remainder.

Since 1,937,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,937,796, 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).