Q: Is 1,979,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,979,520 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 1,979,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,031 1,920 2,062 3,093 4,124 5,155 6,186 8,248 10,310 12,372 15,465 16,496 20,620 24,744 30,930 32,992 41,240 49,488 61,860 65,984 82,480 98,976 123,720 131,968 164,960 197,952 247,440 329,920 395,904 494,880 659,840 989,760 and 1,979,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,979,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,979,520, 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).