Q: Is 1,962,765 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,962,765 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 1,962,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 31 35 45 63 67 93 105 135 155 189 201 217 279 315 335 465 469 603 651 837 945 1,005 1,085 1,395 1,407 1,809 1,953 2,077 2,345 3,015 3,255 4,185 4,221 5,859 6,231 7,035 9,045 9,765 10,385 12,663 14,539 18,693 21,105 29,295 31,155 43,617 56,079 63,315 72,695 93,465 130,851 218,085 280,395 392,553 654,255 and 1,962,765, with no remainder.

Since 1,962,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,962,765, 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).