Q: Is 1,435,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,435,500 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 1,435,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 29 30 33 36 44 45 50 55 58 60 66 75 87 90 99 100 110 116 125 132 145 150 165 174 180 198 220 225 250 261 275 290 300 319 330 348 375 396 435 450 495 500 522 550 580 638 660 725 750 825 870 900 957 990 1,044 1,100 1,125 1,276 1,305 1,375 1,450 1,500 1,595 1,650 1,740 1,914 1,980 2,175 2,250 2,475 2,610 2,750 2,871 2,900 3,190 3,300 3,625 3,828 4,125 4,350 4,500 4,785 4,950 5,220 5,500 5,742 6,380 6,525 7,250 7,975 8,250 8,700 9,570 9,900 10,875 11,484 12,375 13,050 14,355 14,500 15,950 16,500 19,140 21,750 23,925 24,750 26,100 28,710 31,900 32,625 39,875 43,500 47,850 49,500 57,420 65,250 71,775 79,750 95,700 119,625 130,500 143,550 159,500 239,250 287,100 358,875 478,500 717,750 and 1,435,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,435,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,435,500, 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).