Q: Is 1,944,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,944,000 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 1,944,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 64 72 75 80 81 90 96 100 108 120 125 135 144 150 160 162 180 192 200 216 225 240 243 250 270 288 300 320 324 360 375 400 405 432 450 480 486 500 540 576 600 648 675 720 750 800 810 864 900 960 972 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,200 1,215 1,296 1,350 1,440 1,500 1,600 1,620 1,728 1,800 1,944 2,000 2,025 2,160 2,250 2,400 2,430 2,592 2,700 2,880 3,000 3,240 3,375 3,600 3,888 4,000 4,050 4,320 4,500 4,800 4,860 5,184 5,400 6,000 6,075 6,480 6,750 7,200 7,776 8,000 8,100 8,640 9,000 9,720 10,125 10,800 12,000 12,150 12,960 13,500 14,400 15,552 16,200 18,000 19,440 20,250 21,600 24,000 24,300 25,920 27,000 30,375 32,400 36,000 38,880 40,500 43,200 48,600 54,000 60,750 64,800 72,000 77,760 81,000 97,200 108,000 121,500 129,600 162,000 194,400 216,000 243,000 324,000 388,800 486,000 648,000 972,000 and 1,944,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,944,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,944,000, 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).