Q: Is 1,987,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,987,344 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 1,987,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 37 48 72 74 111 144 148 222 296 333 373 444 592 666 746 888 1,119 1,332 1,492 1,776 2,238 2,664 2,984 3,357 4,476 5,328 5,968 6,714 8,952 13,428 13,801 17,904 26,856 27,602 41,403 53,712 55,204 82,806 110,408 124,209 165,612 220,816 248,418 331,224 496,836 662,448 993,672 and 1,987,344, with no remainder.

Since 1,987,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,987,344, 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).