Q: Is 1,959,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,959,200 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 1,959,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 79 80 100 124 155 158 160 200 248 310 316 395 400 496 620 632 775 790 800 992 1,240 1,264 1,550 1,580 1,975 2,449 2,480 2,528 3,100 3,160 3,950 4,898 4,960 6,200 6,320 7,900 9,796 12,245 12,400 12,640 15,800 19,592 24,490 24,800 31,600 39,184 48,980 61,225 63,200 78,368 97,960 122,450 195,920 244,900 391,840 489,800 979,600 and 1,959,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,959,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,959,200, 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).