Q: Is 1,417,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,417,500 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 1,417,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 54 60 63 70 75 81 84 90 100 105 108 125 126 135 140 150 162 175 180 189 210 225 250 252 270 300 315 324 350 375 378 405 420 450 500 525 540 567 625 630 675 700 750 756 810 875 900 945 1,050 1,125 1,134 1,250 1,260 1,350 1,500 1,575 1,620 1,750 1,875 1,890 2,025 2,100 2,250 2,268 2,500 2,625 2,700 2,835 3,150 3,375 3,500 3,750 3,780 4,050 4,375 4,500 4,725 5,250 5,625 5,670 6,300 6,750 7,500 7,875 8,100 8,750 9,450 10,125 10,500 11,250 11,340 13,125 13,500 14,175 15,750 16,875 17,500 18,900 20,250 22,500 23,625 26,250 28,350 31,500 33,750 39,375 40,500 47,250 50,625 52,500 56,700 67,500 70,875 78,750 94,500 101,250 118,125 141,750 157,500 202,500 236,250 283,500 354,375 472,500 708,750 and 1,417,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,417,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,417,500, 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).