Q: Is 1,544,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,544,730 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 1,544,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 31 33 55 62 66 93 110 151 155 165 186 302 310 330 341 453 465 682 755 906 930 1,023 1,510 1,661 1,705 2,046 2,265 3,322 3,410 4,530 4,681 4,983 5,115 8,305 9,362 9,966 10,230 14,043 16,610 23,405 24,915 28,086 46,810 49,830 51,491 70,215 102,982 140,430 154,473 257,455 308,946 514,910 772,365 and 1,544,730, with no remainder.

Since 1,544,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,544,730, 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).