Q: Is 1,452,465 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,452,465 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 1,452,465 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 29 35 45 53 63 87 105 135 145 159 189 203 261 265 315 371 435 477 609 783 795 945 1,015 1,113 1,305 1,431 1,537 1,827 1,855 2,385 3,045 3,339 3,915 4,611 5,481 5,565 7,155 7,685 9,135 10,017 10,759 13,833 16,695 23,055 27,405 32,277 41,499 50,085 53,795 69,165 96,831 161,385 207,495 290,493 484,155 and 1,452,465, with no remainder.

Since 1,452,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,452,465, 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).