Q: Is 1,938,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,938,240 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 1,938,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 673 720 960 1,346 1,440 2,019 2,692 2,880 3,365 4,038 5,384 6,057 6,730 8,076 10,095 10,768 12,114 13,460 16,152 20,190 21,536 24,228 26,920 30,285 32,304 40,380 43,072 48,456 53,840 60,570 64,608 80,760 96,912 107,680 121,140 129,216 161,520 193,824 215,360 242,280 323,040 387,648 484,560 646,080 969,120 and 1,938,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,938,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,938,240, 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).