Q: Is 1,994,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,994,700 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 1,994,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 61 75 100 109 122 150 183 218 244 300 305 327 366 436 545 610 654 732 915 1,090 1,220 1,308 1,525 1,635 1,830 2,180 2,725 3,050 3,270 3,660 4,575 5,450 6,100 6,540 6,649 8,175 9,150 10,900 13,298 16,350 18,300 19,947 26,596 32,700 33,245 39,894 66,490 79,788 99,735 132,980 166,225 199,470 332,450 398,940 498,675 664,900 997,350 and 1,994,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,994,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,994,700, 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).