Q: Is 1,988,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,988,280 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 1,988,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 108 120 126 135 140 168 180 189 210 216 252 263 270 280 315 360 378 420 504 526 540 630 756 789 840 945 1,052 1,080 1,260 1,315 1,512 1,578 1,841 1,890 2,104 2,367 2,520 2,630 3,156 3,682 3,780 3,945 4,734 5,260 5,523 6,312 7,101 7,364 7,560 7,890 9,205 9,468 10,520 11,046 11,835 14,202 14,728 15,780 16,569 18,410 18,936 22,092 23,670 27,615 28,404 31,560 33,138 35,505 36,820 44,184 47,340 49,707 55,230 56,808 66,276 71,010 73,640 82,845 94,680 99,414 110,460 132,552 142,020 165,690 198,828 220,920 248,535 284,040 331,380 397,656 497,070 662,760 994,140 and 1,988,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,280, 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).