Q: Is 1,993,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,993,992 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 1,993,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 21 22 24 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 56 66 77 78 83 84 88 91 104 132 143 154 156 166 168 182 231 249 264 273 286 308 312 332 364 429 462 498 546 572 581 616 664 728 858 913 924 996 1,001 1,079 1,092 1,144 1,162 1,716 1,743 1,826 1,848 1,992 2,002 2,158 2,184 2,324 2,739 3,003 3,237 3,432 3,486 3,652 4,004 4,316 4,648 5,478 6,006 6,391 6,474 6,972 7,304 7,553 8,008 8,632 10,956 11,869 12,012 12,782 12,948 13,944 15,106 19,173 21,912 22,659 23,738 24,024 25,564 25,896 30,212 35,607 38,346 45,318 47,476 51,128 60,424 71,214 76,692 83,083 90,636 94,952 142,428 153,384 166,166 181,272 249,249 284,856 332,332 498,498 664,664 996,996 and 1,993,992, with no remainder.

Since 1,993,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,993,992, 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).