Q: Is 1,998,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,998,984 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 1,998,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 43 52 78 86 104 129 149 156 172 258 298 312 344 447 516 559 596 894 1,032 1,118 1,192 1,677 1,788 1,937 2,236 3,354 3,576 3,874 4,472 5,811 6,407 6,708 7,748 11,622 12,814 13,416 15,496 19,221 23,244 25,628 38,442 46,488 51,256 76,884 83,291 153,768 166,582 249,873 333,164 499,746 666,328 999,492 and 1,998,984, with no remainder.

Since 1,998,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,998,984, 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).