Q: Is 1,962,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,962,324 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 1,962,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 364 468 546 599 819 1,092 1,198 1,638 1,797 2,396 3,276 3,594 4,193 5,391 7,188 7,787 8,386 10,782 12,579 15,574 16,772 21,564 23,361 25,158 31,148 37,737 46,722 50,316 54,509 70,083 75,474 93,444 109,018 140,166 150,948 163,527 218,036 280,332 327,054 490,581 654,108 981,162 and 1,962,324, with no remainder.

Since 1,962,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,962,324, 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).