Q: Is 1,956,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,956,000 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 1,956,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 163 200 240 250 300 326 375 400 480 489 500 600 652 750 800 815 978 1,000 1,200 1,304 1,500 1,630 1,956 2,000 2,400 2,445 2,608 3,000 3,260 3,912 4,000 4,075 4,890 5,216 6,000 6,520 7,824 8,150 9,780 12,000 12,225 13,040 15,648 16,300 19,560 20,375 24,450 26,080 32,600 39,120 40,750 48,900 61,125 65,200 78,240 81,500 97,800 122,250 130,400 163,000 195,600 244,500 326,000 391,200 489,000 652,000 978,000 and 1,956,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,956,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,956,000, 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).