Q: Is 1,956,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,956,500 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 1,956,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 43 50 52 65 70 86 91 100 125 130 140 172 175 182 215 250 260 301 325 350 364 430 455 500 559 602 650 700 860 875 910 1,075 1,118 1,204 1,300 1,505 1,625 1,750 1,820 2,150 2,236 2,275 2,795 3,010 3,250 3,500 3,913 4,300 4,550 5,375 5,590 6,020 6,500 7,525 7,826 9,100 10,750 11,180 11,375 13,975 15,050 15,652 19,565 21,500 22,750 27,950 30,100 37,625 39,130 45,500 55,900 69,875 75,250 78,260 97,825 139,750 150,500 195,650 279,500 391,300 489,125 978,250 and 1,956,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,956,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,956,500, 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).