Q: Is 1,952,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,952,748 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 1,952,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 41 42 49 54 63 81 82 84 98 108 123 126 147 162 164 189 196 243 246 252 287 294 324 369 378 441 486 492 567 574 588 738 756 861 882 972 1,107 1,134 1,148 1,323 1,476 1,701 1,722 1,764 2,009 2,214 2,268 2,583 2,646 3,321 3,402 3,444 3,969 4,018 4,428 5,166 5,292 6,027 6,642 6,804 7,749 7,938 8,036 9,963 10,332 11,907 12,054 13,284 15,498 15,876 18,081 19,926 23,247 23,814 24,108 30,996 36,162 39,852 46,494 47,628 54,243 69,741 72,324 92,988 108,486 139,482 162,729 216,972 278,964 325,458 488,187 650,916 976,374 and 1,952,748, with no remainder.

Since 1,952,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,952,748, 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).