Q: Is 1,563,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,563,300 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 1,563,300 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 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 193 225 270 300 324 386 405 450 540 579 675 772 810 900 965 1,158 1,350 1,620 1,737 1,930 2,025 2,316 2,700 2,895 3,474 3,860 4,050 4,825 5,211 5,790 6,948 8,100 8,685 9,650 10,422 11,580 14,475 15,633 17,370 19,300 20,844 26,055 28,950 31,266 34,740 43,425 52,110 57,900 62,532 78,165 86,850 104,220 130,275 156,330 173,700 260,550 312,660 390,825 521,100 781,650 and 1,563,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,563,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,563,300, 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).