Q: Is 1,447,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,447,500 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 1,447,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 193 250 300 375 386 500 579 625 750 772 965 1,158 1,250 1,500 1,875 1,930 2,316 2,500 2,895 3,750 3,860 4,825 5,790 7,500 9,650 11,580 14,475 19,300 24,125 28,950 48,250 57,900 72,375 96,500 120,625 144,750 241,250 289,500 361,875 482,500 723,750 and 1,447,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,447,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,447,500, 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).