Q: Is 1,947,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,947,960 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 1,947,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 773 840 1,260 1,546 2,319 2,520 3,092 3,865 4,638 5,411 6,184 6,957 7,730 9,276 10,822 11,595 13,914 15,460 16,233 18,552 21,644 23,190 27,055 27,828 30,920 32,466 34,785 43,288 46,380 48,699 54,110 55,656 64,932 69,570 81,165 92,760 97,398 108,220 129,864 139,140 162,330 194,796 216,440 243,495 278,280 324,660 389,592 486,990 649,320 973,980 and 1,947,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,947,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,947,960, 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).