Q: Is 1,966,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,966,140 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 1,966,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 66 90 99 108 110 132 135 165 180 198 220 270 297 330 331 396 495 540 594 660 662 990 993 1,188 1,324 1,485 1,655 1,980 1,986 2,970 2,979 3,310 3,641 3,972 4,965 5,940 5,958 6,620 7,282 8,937 9,930 10,923 11,916 14,564 14,895 17,874 18,205 19,860 21,846 29,790 32,769 35,748 36,410 43,692 44,685 54,615 59,580 65,538 72,820 89,370 98,307 109,230 131,076 163,845 178,740 196,614 218,460 327,690 393,228 491,535 655,380 983,070 and 1,966,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,966,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,966,140, 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).