Q: Is 1,493,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,493,700 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 1,493,700 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 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 383 390 650 766 780 975 1,149 1,300 1,532 1,915 1,950 2,298 3,830 3,900 4,596 4,979 5,745 7,660 9,575 9,958 11,490 14,937 19,150 19,916 22,980 24,895 28,725 29,874 38,300 49,790 57,450 59,748 74,685 99,580 114,900 124,475 149,370 248,950 298,740 373,425 497,900 746,850 and 1,493,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,493,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,493,700, 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).