Q: Is 1,529,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,529,500 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 1,529,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 23 25 28 35 38 46 50 70 76 92 95 100 115 125 133 140 161 175 190 230 250 266 322 350 380 437 460 475 500 532 575 644 665 700 805 874 875 950 1,150 1,330 1,610 1,748 1,750 1,900 2,185 2,300 2,375 2,660 2,875 3,059 3,220 3,325 3,500 4,025 4,370 4,750 5,750 6,118 6,650 8,050 8,740 9,500 10,925 11,500 12,236 13,300 15,295 16,100 16,625 20,125 21,850 30,590 33,250 40,250 43,700 54,625 61,180 66,500 76,475 80,500 109,250 152,950 218,500 305,900 382,375 764,750 and 1,529,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,529,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,529,500, 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).