Q: Is 1,987,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,987,300 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 1,987,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 167 170 175 238 334 340 350 425 476 595 668 700 835 850 1,169 1,190 1,670 1,700 2,338 2,380 2,839 2,975 3,340 4,175 4,676 5,678 5,845 5,950 8,350 11,356 11,690 11,900 14,195 16,700 19,873 23,380 28,390 29,225 39,746 56,780 58,450 70,975 79,492 99,365 116,900 141,950 198,730 283,900 397,460 496,825 993,650 and 1,987,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,987,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,987,300, 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).