Q: Is 901,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 901,530 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 901,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 53 54 63 70 81 90 105 106 126 135 159 162 189 210 243 265 270 315 318 371 378 405 477 486 530 567 630 742 795 810 945 954 1,113 1,134 1,215 1,431 1,590 1,701 1,855 1,890 2,226 2,385 2,430 2,835 2,862 3,339 3,402 3,710 4,293 4,770 5,565 5,670 6,678 7,155 8,505 8,586 10,017 11,130 12,879 14,310 16,695 17,010 20,034 21,465 25,758 30,051 33,390 42,930 50,085 60,102 64,395 90,153 100,170 128,790 150,255 180,306 300,510 450,765 and 901,530, with no remainder.

Since 901,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 901,530, 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).