Q: Is 1,992,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,992,800 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 1,992,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 47 50 53 80 94 100 106 160 188 200 212 235 265 376 400 424 470 530 752 800 848 940 1,060 1,175 1,325 1,504 1,696 1,880 2,120 2,350 2,491 2,650 3,760 4,240 4,700 4,982 5,300 7,520 8,480 9,400 9,964 10,600 12,455 18,800 19,928 21,200 24,910 37,600 39,856 42,400 49,820 62,275 79,712 99,640 124,550 199,280 249,100 398,560 498,200 996,400 and 1,992,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,992,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,992,800, 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).