Q: Is 1,527,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,527,900 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 1,527,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 463 550 660 825 926 1,100 1,389 1,650 1,852 2,315 2,778 3,300 4,630 5,093 5,556 6,945 9,260 10,186 11,575 13,890 15,279 20,372 23,150 25,465 27,780 30,558 34,725 46,300 50,930 61,116 69,450 76,395 101,860 127,325 138,900 152,790 254,650 305,580 381,975 509,300 763,950 and 1,527,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,527,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,527,900, 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).