Q: Is 1,514,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,514,970 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 1,514,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 31 45 54 62 90 93 135 155 181 186 270 279 310 362 465 543 558 837 905 930 1,086 1,395 1,629 1,674 1,810 2,715 2,790 3,258 4,185 4,887 5,430 5,611 8,145 8,370 9,774 11,222 16,290 16,833 24,435 28,055 33,666 48,870 50,499 56,110 84,165 100,998 151,497 168,330 252,495 302,994 504,990 757,485 and 1,514,970, with no remainder.

Since 1,514,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,514,970, 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).