Q: Is 1,437,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,437,000 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 1,437,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 479 500 600 750 958 1,000 1,437 1,500 1,916 2,395 2,874 3,000 3,832 4,790 5,748 7,185 9,580 11,496 11,975 14,370 19,160 23,950 28,740 35,925 47,900 57,480 59,875 71,850 95,800 119,750 143,700 179,625 239,500 287,400 359,250 479,000 718,500 and 1,437,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,437,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,437,000, 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).