Q: Is 1,964,508 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,964,508 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 1,964,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 78 84 91 98 147 156 182 196 257 273 294 364 514 546 588 637 771 1,028 1,092 1,274 1,542 1,799 1,911 2,548 3,084 3,341 3,598 3,822 5,397 6,682 7,196 7,644 10,023 10,794 12,593 13,364 20,046 21,588 23,387 25,186 37,779 40,092 46,774 50,372 70,161 75,558 93,548 140,322 151,116 163,709 280,644 327,418 491,127 654,836 982,254 and 1,964,508, with no remainder.

Since 1,964,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,964,508, 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).