Q: Is 1,454,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,454,100 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 1,454,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 131 148 150 185 222 262 300 370 393 444 524 555 655 740 786 925 1,110 1,310 1,572 1,850 1,965 2,220 2,620 2,775 3,275 3,700 3,930 4,847 5,550 6,550 7,860 9,694 9,825 11,100 13,100 14,541 19,388 19,650 24,235 29,082 39,300 48,470 58,164 72,705 96,940 121,175 145,410 242,350 290,820 363,525 484,700 727,050 and 1,454,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,454,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,454,100, 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).