Q: Is 1,497,354 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,497,354 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 1,497,354 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 479 521 958 1,042 1,437 1,563 2,874 3,126 249,559 499,118 748,677 and 1,497,354, with no remainder.

Since 1,497,354 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,497,354, 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).