Q: Is 1,996,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,996,140 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 1,996,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 19 20 30 34 38 51 57 60 68 76 85 95 102 103 114 170 190 204 206 228 255 285 309 323 340 380 412 510 515 570 618 646 969 1,020 1,030 1,140 1,236 1,292 1,545 1,615 1,751 1,938 1,957 2,060 3,090 3,230 3,502 3,876 3,914 4,845 5,253 5,871 6,180 6,460 7,004 7,828 8,755 9,690 9,785 10,506 11,742 17,510 19,380 19,570 21,012 23,484 26,265 29,355 33,269 35,020 39,140 52,530 58,710 66,538 99,807 105,060 117,420 133,076 166,345 199,614 332,690 399,228 499,035 665,380 998,070 and 1,996,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,996,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,996,140, 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).