Q: Is 1,536,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,536,300 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 1,536,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 569 675 900 1,138 1,350 1,707 2,276 2,700 2,845 3,414 5,121 5,690 6,828 8,535 10,242 11,380 14,225 15,363 17,070 20,484 25,605 28,450 30,726 34,140 42,675 51,210 56,900 61,452 76,815 85,350 102,420 128,025 153,630 170,700 256,050 307,260 384,075 512,100 768,150 and 1,536,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,536,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,536,300, 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).