Q: Is 1,988,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,988,000 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 1,988,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 71 80 100 112 125 140 142 160 175 200 224 250 280 284 350 355 400 497 500 560 568 700 710 800 875 994 1,000 1,120 1,136 1,400 1,420 1,750 1,775 1,988 2,000 2,272 2,485 2,800 2,840 3,500 3,550 3,976 4,000 4,970 5,600 5,680 7,000 7,100 7,952 8,875 9,940 11,360 12,425 14,000 14,200 15,904 17,750 19,880 24,850 28,000 28,400 35,500 39,760 49,700 56,800 62,125 71,000 79,520 99,400 124,250 142,000 198,800 248,500 284,000 397,600 497,000 994,000 and 1,988,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,000, 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).