Q: Is 1,462,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,462,650 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 1,462,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 175 199 210 245 294 350 398 490 525 597 735 995 1,050 1,194 1,225 1,393 1,470 1,990 2,450 2,786 2,985 3,675 4,179 4,975 5,970 6,965 7,350 8,358 9,751 9,950 13,930 14,925 19,502 20,895 29,253 29,850 34,825 41,790 48,755 58,506 69,650 97,510 104,475 146,265 208,950 243,775 292,530 487,550 731,325 and 1,462,650, with no remainder.

Since 1,462,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,462,650, 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).