Q: Is 1,973,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,973,760 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 1,973,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 257 320 384 480 512 514 640 768 771 960 1,028 1,280 1,285 1,536 1,542 1,920 2,056 2,560 2,570 3,084 3,840 3,855 4,112 5,140 6,168 7,680 7,710 8,224 10,280 12,336 15,420 16,448 20,560 24,672 30,840 32,896 41,120 49,344 61,680 65,792 82,240 98,688 123,360 131,584 164,480 197,376 246,720 328,960 394,752 493,440 657,920 986,880 and 1,973,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,973,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,973,760, 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).