Q: Is 1,959,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,959,120 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 1,959,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 907 1,080 1,814 2,160 2,721 3,628 4,535 5,442 7,256 8,163 9,070 10,884 13,605 14,512 16,326 18,140 21,768 24,489 27,210 32,652 36,280 40,815 43,536 48,978 54,420 65,304 72,560 81,630 97,956 108,840 122,445 130,608 163,260 195,912 217,680 244,890 326,520 391,824 489,780 653,040 979,560 and 1,959,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,959,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,959,120, 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).