Q: Is 1,506,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,506,270 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 1,506,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 37 46 59 69 74 111 115 118 138 177 185 222 230 295 345 354 370 555 590 690 851 885 1,110 1,357 1,702 1,770 2,183 2,553 2,714 4,071 4,255 4,366 5,106 6,549 6,785 8,142 8,510 10,915 12,765 13,098 13,570 20,355 21,830 25,530 32,745 40,710 50,209 65,490 100,418 150,627 251,045 301,254 502,090 753,135 and 1,506,270, with no remainder.

Since 1,506,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,506,270, 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).