Q: Is 1,478,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,478,100 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 1,478,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 379 390 650 758 780 975 1,137 1,300 1,516 1,895 1,950 2,274 3,790 3,900 4,548 4,927 5,685 7,580 9,475 9,854 11,370 14,781 18,950 19,708 22,740 24,635 28,425 29,562 37,900 49,270 56,850 59,124 73,905 98,540 113,700 123,175 147,810 246,350 295,620 369,525 492,700 739,050 and 1,478,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,478,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,478,100, 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).