Q: Is 1,412,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,412,550 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 1,412,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 43 45 50 73 75 86 90 129 146 150 215 219 225 258 365 387 430 438 450 645 657 730 774 1,075 1,095 1,290 1,314 1,825 1,935 2,150 2,190 3,139 3,225 3,285 3,650 3,870 5,475 6,278 6,450 6,570 9,417 9,675 10,950 15,695 16,425 18,834 19,350 28,251 31,390 32,850 47,085 56,502 78,475 94,170 141,255 156,950 235,425 282,510 470,850 706,275 and 1,412,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,412,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,412,550, 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).