Q: Is 1,498,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,498,980 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 1,498,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 43 60 70 83 84 86 105 129 140 166 172 210 215 249 258 301 332 415 420 430 498 516 581 602 645 830 860 903 996 1,162 1,204 1,245 1,290 1,505 1,660 1,743 1,806 2,324 2,490 2,580 2,905 3,010 3,486 3,569 3,612 4,515 4,980 5,810 6,020 6,972 7,138 8,715 9,030 10,707 11,620 14,276 17,430 17,845 18,060 21,414 24,983 34,860 35,690 42,828 49,966 53,535 71,380 74,949 99,932 107,070 124,915 149,898 214,140 249,830 299,796 374,745 499,660 749,490 and 1,498,980, with no remainder.

Since 1,498,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,498,980, 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).