Q: Is 1,454,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,454,700 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 1,454,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 373 390 650 746 780 975 1,119 1,300 1,492 1,865 1,950 2,238 3,730 3,900 4,476 4,849 5,595 7,460 9,325 9,698 11,190 14,547 18,650 19,396 22,380 24,245 27,975 29,094 37,300 48,490 55,950 58,188 72,735 96,980 111,900 121,225 145,470 242,450 290,940 363,675 484,900 727,350 and 1,454,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,454,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,454,700, 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).