Q: Is 1,975,995 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,975,995 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 1,975,995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 17 21 27 35 41 45 51 63 81 85 105 119 123 135 153 189 205 255 287 315 357 369 405 459 567 595 615 697 765 861 945 1,071 1,107 1,377 1,435 1,785 1,845 2,091 2,295 2,583 2,835 3,213 3,321 3,485 4,305 4,879 5,355 5,535 6,273 6,885 7,749 9,639 10,455 12,915 14,637 16,065 16,605 18,819 23,247 24,395 31,365 38,745 43,911 48,195 56,457 73,185 94,095 116,235 131,733 219,555 282,285 395,199 658,665 and 1,975,995, with no remainder.

Since 1,975,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,975,995, 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).