Q: Is 1,991,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,991,440 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 1,991,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 31 40 44 55 62 73 80 88 110 124 146 155 176 220 248 292 310 341 365 440 496 584 620 682 730 803 880 1,168 1,240 1,364 1,460 1,606 1,705 2,263 2,480 2,728 2,920 3,212 3,410 4,015 4,526 5,456 5,840 6,424 6,820 8,030 9,052 11,315 12,848 13,640 16,060 18,104 22,630 24,893 27,280 32,120 36,208 45,260 49,786 64,240 90,520 99,572 124,465 181,040 199,144 248,930 398,288 497,860 995,720 and 1,991,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,991,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,991,440, 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).