Q: Is 1,450,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,450,000 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 1,450,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 40 50 58 80 100 116 125 145 200 232 250 290 400 464 500 580 625 725 1,000 1,160 1,250 1,450 2,000 2,320 2,500 2,900 3,125 3,625 5,000 5,800 6,250 7,250 10,000 11,600 12,500 14,500 18,125 25,000 29,000 36,250 50,000 58,000 72,500 90,625 145,000 181,250 290,000 362,500 725,000 and 1,450,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,450,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,450,000, 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).