Q: Is 1,494,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,494,300 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 1,494,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 293 300 340 425 510 586 850 879 1,020 1,172 1,275 1,465 1,700 1,758 2,550 2,930 3,516 4,395 4,981 5,100 5,860 7,325 8,790 9,962 14,650 14,943 17,580 19,924 21,975 24,905 29,300 29,886 43,950 49,810 59,772 74,715 87,900 99,620 124,525 149,430 249,050 298,860 373,575 498,100 747,150 and 1,494,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,494,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,494,300, 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).