Q: Is 1,529,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,529,850 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 1,529,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 31 35 42 47 50 62 70 75 93 94 105 141 150 155 175 186 210 217 235 282 310 329 350 434 465 470 525 651 658 705 775 930 987 1,050 1,085 1,175 1,302 1,410 1,457 1,550 1,645 1,974 2,170 2,325 2,350 2,914 3,255 3,290 3,525 4,371 4,650 4,935 5,425 6,510 7,050 7,285 8,225 8,742 9,870 10,199 10,850 14,570 16,275 16,450 20,398 21,855 24,675 30,597 32,550 36,425 43,710 49,350 50,995 61,194 72,850 101,990 109,275 152,985 218,550 254,975 305,970 509,950 764,925 and 1,529,850, with no remainder.

Since 1,529,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,529,850, 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).