Q: Is 1,450,218 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,450,218 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 1,450,218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 43 66 73 77 86 129 146 154 219 231 258 301 438 462 473 511 602 803 903 946 1,022 1,419 1,533 1,606 1,806 2,409 2,838 3,066 3,139 3,311 4,818 5,621 6,278 6,622 9,417 9,933 11,242 16,863 18,834 19,866 21,973 33,726 34,529 43,946 65,919 69,058 103,587 131,838 207,174 241,703 483,406 725,109 and 1,450,218, with no remainder.

Since 1,450,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,450,218, 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).