Q: Is 1,495,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,495,830 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 1,495,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 255 357 419 510 595 714 838 1,190 1,257 1,785 2,095 2,514 2,933 3,570 4,190 5,866 6,285 7,123 8,799 12,570 14,246 14,665 17,598 21,369 29,330 35,615 42,738 43,995 49,861 71,230 87,990 99,722 106,845 149,583 213,690 249,305 299,166 498,610 747,915 and 1,495,830, with no remainder.

Since 1,495,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,495,830, 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).