Q: Is 1,589,775 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,589,775 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 1,589,775 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 25 33 41 47 55 75 123 141 165 205 235 275 451 517 615 705 825 1,025 1,175 1,353 1,551 1,927 2,255 2,585 3,075 3,525 5,781 6,765 7,755 9,635 11,275 12,925 21,197 28,905 33,825 38,775 48,175 63,591 105,985 144,525 317,955 529,925 and 1,589,775, with no remainder.

Since 1,589,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,589,775, 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).