Q: Is 1,972,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,972,480 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 1,972,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 32 40 46 64 67 80 92 115 128 134 160 184 230 256 268 320 335 368 460 536 640 670 736 920 1,072 1,280 1,340 1,472 1,541 1,840 2,144 2,680 2,944 3,082 3,680 4,288 5,360 5,888 6,164 7,360 7,705 8,576 10,720 12,328 14,720 15,410 17,152 21,440 24,656 29,440 30,820 42,880 49,312 61,640 85,760 98,624 123,280 197,248 246,560 394,496 493,120 986,240 and 1,972,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,972,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,972,480, 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).