Q: Is 1,495,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,495,620 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 1,495,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,187 1,260 2,374 3,561 4,748 5,935 7,122 8,309 10,683 11,870 14,244 16,618 17,805 21,366 23,740 24,927 33,236 35,610 41,545 42,732 49,854 53,415 71,220 74,781 83,090 99,708 106,830 124,635 149,562 166,180 213,660 249,270 299,124 373,905 498,540 747,810 and 1,495,620, with no remainder.

Since 1,495,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,495,620, 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).