Q: Is 1,498,455 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,498,455 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 1,498,455 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 67 71 105 201 213 315 335 355 469 497 603 639 1,005 1,065 1,407 1,491 2,345 2,485 3,015 3,195 4,221 4,473 4,757 7,035 7,455 14,271 21,105 22,365 23,785 33,299 42,813 71,355 99,897 166,495 214,065 299,691 499,485 and 1,498,455, with no remainder.

Since 1,498,455 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,498,455, 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).