Q: Is 1,988,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,988,112 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 1,988,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 61 84 97 112 122 168 183 194 244 291 336 366 388 427 488 582 679 732 776 854 976 1,164 1,281 1,358 1,464 1,552 1,708 2,037 2,328 2,562 2,716 2,928 3,416 4,074 4,656 5,124 5,432 5,917 6,832 8,148 10,248 10,864 11,834 16,296 17,751 20,496 23,668 32,592 35,502 41,419 47,336 71,004 82,838 94,672 124,257 142,008 165,676 248,514 284,016 331,352 497,028 662,704 994,056 and 1,988,112, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,112, 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).