Q: Is 1,992,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,992,000 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 1,992,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 83 96 100 120 125 150 160 166 192 200 240 249 250 300 320 332 375 400 415 480 498 500 600 664 750 800 830 960 996 1,000 1,200 1,245 1,328 1,500 1,600 1,660 1,992 2,000 2,075 2,400 2,490 2,656 3,000 3,320 3,984 4,000 4,150 4,800 4,980 5,312 6,000 6,225 6,640 7,968 8,000 8,300 9,960 10,375 12,000 12,450 13,280 15,936 16,600 19,920 20,750 24,000 24,900 26,560 31,125 33,200 39,840 41,500 49,800 62,250 66,400 79,680 83,000 99,600 124,500 132,800 166,000 199,200 249,000 332,000 398,400 498,000 664,000 996,000 and 1,992,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,992,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,992,000, 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).