Q: Is 1,965,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,965,420 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 1,965,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 61 90 122 179 180 183 244 305 358 366 537 549 610 716 732 895 915 1,074 1,098 1,220 1,611 1,790 1,830 2,148 2,196 2,685 2,745 3,222 3,580 3,660 5,370 5,490 6,444 8,055 10,740 10,919 10,980 16,110 21,838 32,220 32,757 43,676 54,595 65,514 98,271 109,190 131,028 163,785 196,542 218,380 327,570 393,084 491,355 655,140 982,710 and 1,965,420, with no remainder.

Since 1,965,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,965,420, 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).