Q: Is 1,542,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,542,300 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 1,542,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 97 100 106 150 159 194 212 265 291 300 318 388 485 530 582 636 795 970 1,060 1,164 1,325 1,455 1,590 1,940 2,425 2,650 2,910 3,180 3,975 4,850 5,141 5,300 5,820 7,275 7,950 9,700 10,282 14,550 15,423 15,900 20,564 25,705 29,100 30,846 51,410 61,692 77,115 102,820 128,525 154,230 257,050 308,460 385,575 514,100 771,150 and 1,542,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,542,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,542,300, 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).