Q: Is 1,944,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,944,264 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 1,944,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 71 84 142 163 168 213 284 326 426 489 497 568 652 852 978 994 1,141 1,304 1,491 1,704 1,956 1,988 2,282 2,982 3,423 3,912 3,976 4,564 5,964 6,846 9,128 11,573 11,928 13,692 23,146 27,384 34,719 46,292 69,438 81,011 92,584 138,876 162,022 243,033 277,752 324,044 486,066 648,088 972,132 and 1,944,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,944,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,944,264, 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).