Q: Is 1,973,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,973,340 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 1,973,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 380 570 577 684 855 1,140 1,154 1,710 1,731 2,308 2,885 3,420 3,462 5,193 5,770 6,924 8,655 10,386 10,963 11,540 17,310 20,772 21,926 25,965 32,889 34,620 43,852 51,930 54,815 65,778 98,667 103,860 109,630 131,556 164,445 197,334 219,260 328,890 394,668 493,335 657,780 986,670 and 1,973,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,973,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,973,340, 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).