Q: Is 1,462,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,462,050 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 1,462,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 27 30 38 45 50 54 57 75 81 90 95 114 135 150 162 171 190 225 270 285 342 361 405 450 475 513 570 675 722 810 855 950 1,026 1,083 1,350 1,425 1,539 1,710 1,805 2,025 2,166 2,565 2,850 3,078 3,249 3,610 4,050 4,275 5,130 5,415 6,498 7,695 8,550 9,025 9,747 10,830 12,825 15,390 16,245 18,050 19,494 25,650 27,075 29,241 32,490 38,475 48,735 54,150 58,482 76,950 81,225 97,470 146,205 162,450 243,675 292,410 487,350 731,025 and 1,462,050, with no remainder.

Since 1,462,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,462,050, 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).