Q: Is 1,957,725 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,957,725 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 1,957,725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 25 33 35 45 55 63 75 77 99 105 113 165 175 225 231 275 315 339 385 495 525 565 693 791 825 1,017 1,155 1,243 1,575 1,695 1,925 2,373 2,475 2,825 3,465 3,729 3,955 5,085 5,775 6,215 7,119 8,475 8,701 11,187 11,865 17,325 18,645 19,775 25,425 26,103 31,075 35,595 43,505 55,935 59,325 78,309 93,225 130,515 177,975 217,525 279,675 391,545 652,575 and 1,957,725, with no remainder.

Since 1,957,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,957,725, 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).