Q: Is 1,574,265 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,574,265 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 1,574,265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 29 33 35 47 55 77 87 105 141 145 165 203 231 235 319 329 385 435 517 609 705 957 987 1,015 1,155 1,363 1,551 1,595 1,645 2,233 2,585 3,045 3,619 4,089 4,785 4,935 6,699 6,815 7,755 9,541 10,857 11,165 14,993 18,095 20,445 28,623 33,495 44,979 47,705 54,285 74,965 104,951 143,115 224,895 314,853 524,755 and 1,574,265, with no remainder.

Since 1,574,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,574,265, 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).