Q: Is 1,485,876 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,485,876 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 1,485,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 49 57 76 84 98 114 133 147 196 228 266 294 343 361 399 532 588 686 722 798 931 1,029 1,083 1,372 1,444 1,596 1,862 2,058 2,166 2,527 2,793 3,724 4,116 4,332 5,054 5,586 6,517 7,581 10,108 11,172 13,034 15,162 17,689 19,551 26,068 30,324 35,378 39,102 53,067 70,756 78,204 106,134 123,823 212,268 247,646 371,469 495,292 742,938 and 1,485,876, with no remainder.

Since 1,485,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,485,876, 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).