Q: Is 1,453,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,453,900 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 1,453,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 50 62 67 70 100 124 134 140 155 175 217 268 310 335 350 434 469 620 670 700 775 868 938 1,085 1,340 1,550 1,675 1,876 2,077 2,170 2,345 3,100 3,350 4,154 4,340 4,690 5,425 6,700 8,308 9,380 10,385 10,850 11,725 14,539 20,770 21,700 23,450 29,078 41,540 46,900 51,925 58,156 72,695 103,850 145,390 207,700 290,780 363,475 726,950 and 1,453,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,453,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,453,900, 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).