Q: Is 1,478,295 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,478,295 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 1,478,295 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 19 21 35 39 45 57 63 65 91 95 105 117 133 171 195 247 273 285 315 361 399 455 585 665 741 819 855 1,083 1,197 1,235 1,365 1,729 1,805 1,995 2,223 2,527 3,249 3,705 4,095 4,693 5,187 5,415 5,985 7,581 8,645 11,115 12,635 14,079 15,561 16,245 22,743 23,465 25,935 32,851 37,905 42,237 70,395 77,805 98,553 113,715 164,255 211,185 295,659 492,765 and 1,478,295, with no remainder.

Since 1,478,295 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,478,295, 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).