Q: Is 1,481,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,481,490 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 1,481,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 31 45 54 59 62 81 90 93 118 135 155 162 177 186 270 279 295 310 354 405 465 531 558 590 810 837 885 930 1,062 1,395 1,593 1,674 1,770 1,829 2,511 2,655 2,790 3,186 3,658 4,185 4,779 5,022 5,310 5,487 7,965 8,370 9,145 9,558 10,974 12,555 15,930 16,461 18,290 23,895 25,110 27,435 32,922 47,790 49,383 54,870 82,305 98,766 148,149 164,610 246,915 296,298 493,830 740,745 and 1,481,490, with no remainder.

Since 1,481,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,481,490, 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).