Q: Is 1,992,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,992,270 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 1,992,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 53 70 105 106 159 179 210 265 318 358 371 530 537 742 795 895 1,074 1,113 1,253 1,590 1,790 1,855 2,226 2,506 2,685 3,710 3,759 5,370 5,565 6,265 7,518 9,487 11,130 12,530 18,795 18,974 28,461 37,590 47,435 56,922 66,409 94,870 132,818 142,305 199,227 284,610 332,045 398,454 664,090 996,135 and 1,992,270, with no remainder.

Since 1,992,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,992,270, 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).