Q: Is 1,975,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,975,470 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 1,975,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 105 115 138 161 210 230 322 345 409 483 690 805 818 966 1,227 1,610 2,045 2,415 2,454 2,863 4,090 4,830 5,726 6,135 8,589 9,407 12,270 14,315 17,178 18,814 28,221 28,630 42,945 47,035 56,442 65,849 85,890 94,070 131,698 141,105 197,547 282,210 329,245 395,094 658,490 987,735 and 1,975,470, with no remainder.

Since 1,975,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,975,470, 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).