Q: Is 1,955,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,955,760 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 1,955,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 80 87 116 120 145 174 232 240 281 290 348 435 464 562 580 696 843 870 1,124 1,160 1,392 1,405 1,686 1,740 2,248 2,320 2,810 3,372 3,480 4,215 4,496 5,620 6,744 6,960 8,149 8,430 11,240 13,488 16,298 16,860 22,480 24,447 32,596 33,720 40,745 48,894 65,192 67,440 81,490 97,788 122,235 130,384 162,980 195,576 244,470 325,960 391,152 488,940 651,920 977,880 and 1,955,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,955,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,955,760, 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).