Q: Is 1,457,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,457,550 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 1,457,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 41 45 50 75 79 82 90 123 150 158 205 225 237 246 369 395 410 450 474 615 711 738 790 1,025 1,185 1,230 1,422 1,845 1,975 2,050 2,370 3,075 3,239 3,555 3,690 3,950 5,925 6,150 6,478 7,110 9,225 9,717 11,850 16,195 17,775 18,450 19,434 29,151 32,390 35,550 48,585 58,302 80,975 97,170 145,755 161,950 242,925 291,510 485,850 728,775 and 1,457,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,457,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,457,550, 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).