Q: Is 1,437,975 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,437,975 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 1,437,975 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 25 33 35 45 55 63 75 77 83 99 105 165 175 225 231 249 275 315 385 415 495 525 581 693 747 825 913 1,155 1,245 1,575 1,743 1,925 2,075 2,475 2,739 2,905 3,465 3,735 4,565 5,229 5,775 6,225 6,391 8,217 8,715 13,695 14,525 17,325 18,675 19,173 22,825 26,145 31,955 41,085 43,575 57,519 68,475 95,865 130,725 159,775 205,425 287,595 479,325 and 1,437,975, with no remainder.

Since 1,437,975 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,437,975, 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).