Q: Is 1,968,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,968,480 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 1,968,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,367 1,440 2,734 4,101 5,468 6,835 8,202 10,936 12,303 13,670 16,404 20,505 21,872 24,606 27,340 32,808 41,010 43,744 49,212 54,680 61,515 65,616 82,020 98,424 109,360 123,030 131,232 164,040 196,848 218,720 246,060 328,080 393,696 492,120 656,160 984,240 and 1,968,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,968,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,968,480, 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).