Q: Is 1,972,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,972,512 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 1,972,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 216 288 324 432 648 761 864 1,296 1,522 2,283 2,592 3,044 4,566 6,088 6,849 9,132 12,176 13,698 18,264 20,547 24,352 27,396 36,528 41,094 54,792 61,641 73,056 82,188 109,584 123,282 164,376 219,168 246,564 328,752 493,128 657,504 986,256 and 1,972,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,972,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,972,512, 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).