Q: Is 1,985,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,985,920 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 1,985,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 107 116 128 145 160 214 232 290 320 428 464 535 580 640 856 928 1,070 1,160 1,712 1,856 2,140 2,320 3,103 3,424 3,712 4,280 4,640 6,206 6,848 8,560 9,280 12,412 13,696 15,515 17,120 18,560 24,824 31,030 34,240 49,648 62,060 68,480 99,296 124,120 198,592 248,240 397,184 496,480 992,960 and 1,985,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,985,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,985,920, 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).