Q: Is 1,514,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,514,800 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 1,514,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 400 541 560 700 1,082 1,400 2,164 2,705 2,800 3,787 4,328 5,410 7,574 8,656 10,820 13,525 15,148 18,935 21,640 27,050 30,296 37,870 43,280 54,100 60,592 75,740 94,675 108,200 151,480 189,350 216,400 302,960 378,700 757,400 and 1,514,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,514,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,514,800, 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).