Q: Is 1,497,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,497,450 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 1,497,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 67 75 134 149 150 201 298 335 402 447 670 745 894 1,005 1,490 1,675 2,010 2,235 3,350 3,725 4,470 5,025 7,450 9,983 10,050 11,175 19,966 22,350 29,949 49,915 59,898 99,830 149,745 249,575 299,490 499,150 748,725 and 1,497,450, with no remainder.

Since 1,497,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,497,450, 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).