Q: Is 1,440,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,440,750 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 1,440,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 50 51 75 85 102 113 125 150 170 226 250 255 339 375 425 510 565 678 750 850 1,130 1,275 1,695 1,921 2,125 2,550 2,825 3,390 3,842 4,250 5,650 5,763 6,375 8,475 9,605 11,526 12,750 14,125 16,950 19,210 28,250 28,815 42,375 48,025 57,630 84,750 96,050 144,075 240,125 288,150 480,250 720,375 and 1,440,750, with no remainder.

Since 1,440,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,440,750, 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).