Q: Is 1,515,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,515,800 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 1,515,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 40 44 50 52 53 55 65 88 100 104 106 110 130 143 200 212 220 260 265 275 286 325 424 440 520 530 550 572 583 650 689 715 1,060 1,100 1,144 1,166 1,300 1,325 1,378 1,430 2,120 2,200 2,332 2,600 2,650 2,756 2,860 2,915 3,445 3,575 4,664 5,300 5,512 5,720 5,830 6,890 7,150 7,579 10,600 11,660 13,780 14,300 14,575 15,158 17,225 23,320 27,560 28,600 29,150 30,316 34,450 37,895 58,300 60,632 68,900 75,790 116,600 137,800 151,580 189,475 303,160 378,950 757,900 and 1,515,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,515,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,515,800, 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).