Q: Is 1,988,532 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,988,532 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 1,988,532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 364 468 546 607 819 1,092 1,214 1,638 1,821 2,428 3,276 3,642 4,249 5,463 7,284 7,891 8,498 10,926 12,747 15,782 16,996 21,852 23,673 25,494 31,564 38,241 47,346 50,988 55,237 71,019 76,482 94,692 110,474 142,038 152,964 165,711 220,948 284,076 331,422 497,133 662,844 994,266 and 1,988,532, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,532, 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).