Q: Is 1,471,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,471,500 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 1,471,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 109 125 135 150 180 218 225 250 270 300 327 375 436 450 500 540 545 654 675 750 900 981 1,090 1,125 1,308 1,350 1,500 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,250 2,700 2,725 2,943 3,270 3,375 3,924 4,500 4,905 5,450 5,886 6,540 6,750 8,175 9,810 10,900 11,772 13,500 13,625 14,715 16,350 19,620 24,525 27,250 29,430 32,700 40,875 49,050 54,500 58,860 73,575 81,750 98,100 122,625 147,150 163,500 245,250 294,300 367,875 490,500 735,750 and 1,471,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,471,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,471,500, 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).