Q: Is 1,426,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,426,500 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 1,426,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 317 375 450 500 634 750 900 951 1,125 1,268 1,500 1,585 1,902 2,250 2,853 3,170 3,804 4,500 4,755 5,706 6,340 7,925 9,510 11,412 14,265 15,850 19,020 23,775 28,530 31,700 39,625 47,550 57,060 71,325 79,250 95,100 118,875 142,650 158,500 237,750 285,300 356,625 475,500 713,250 and 1,426,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,426,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,426,500, 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).