Q: Is 1,557,330 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,557,330 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 1,557,330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 37 46 61 69 74 111 115 122 138 183 185 222 230 305 345 366 370 555 610 690 851 915 1,110 1,403 1,702 1,830 2,257 2,553 2,806 4,209 4,255 4,514 5,106 6,771 7,015 8,418 8,510 11,285 12,765 13,542 14,030 21,045 22,570 25,530 33,855 42,090 51,911 67,710 103,822 155,733 259,555 311,466 519,110 778,665 and 1,557,330, with no remainder.

Since 1,557,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,557,330, 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).