Q: Is 1,417,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,417,950 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 1,417,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 25 30 45 46 50 69 75 90 115 137 138 150 207 225 230 274 345 411 414 450 575 685 690 822 1,035 1,150 1,233 1,370 1,725 2,055 2,070 2,466 3,151 3,425 3,450 4,110 5,175 6,165 6,302 6,850 9,453 10,275 10,350 12,330 15,755 18,906 20,550 28,359 30,825 31,510 47,265 56,718 61,650 78,775 94,530 141,795 157,550 236,325 283,590 472,650 708,975 and 1,417,950, with no remainder.

Since 1,417,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,417,950, 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).