Q: Is 1,489,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,489,530 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 1,489,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 41 42 70 82 105 123 173 205 210 246 287 346 410 519 574 615 861 865 1,038 1,211 1,230 1,435 1,722 1,730 2,422 2,595 2,870 3,633 4,305 5,190 6,055 7,093 7,266 8,610 12,110 14,186 18,165 21,279 35,465 36,330 42,558 49,651 70,930 99,302 106,395 148,953 212,790 248,255 297,906 496,510 744,765 and 1,489,530, with no remainder.

Since 1,489,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,489,530, 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).