Q: Is 1,544,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,544,010 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 1,544,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 37 39 65 74 78 107 111 130 185 195 214 222 321 370 390 481 535 555 642 962 1,070 1,110 1,391 1,443 1,605 2,405 2,782 2,886 3,210 3,959 4,173 4,810 6,955 7,215 7,918 8,346 11,877 13,910 14,430 19,795 20,865 23,754 39,590 41,730 51,467 59,385 102,934 118,770 154,401 257,335 308,802 514,670 772,005 and 1,544,010, with no remainder.

Since 1,544,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,544,010, 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).