Q: Is 1,477,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,477,300 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 1,477,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 79 85 100 110 158 170 187 220 275 316 340 374 395 425 550 748 790 850 869 935 1,100 1,343 1,580 1,700 1,738 1,870 1,975 2,686 3,476 3,740 3,950 4,345 4,675 5,372 6,715 7,900 8,690 9,350 13,430 14,773 17,380 18,700 21,725 26,860 29,546 33,575 43,450 59,092 67,150 73,865 86,900 134,300 147,730 295,460 369,325 738,650 and 1,477,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,477,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,477,300, 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).