Q: Is 1,497,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,497,300 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 1,497,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 25 28 30 31 35 42 46 50 60 62 69 70 75 84 92 93 100 105 115 124 138 140 150 155 161 175 186 210 217 230 276 300 310 322 345 350 372 420 434 460 465 483 525 575 620 644 651 690 700 713 775 805 868 930 966 1,050 1,085 1,150 1,302 1,380 1,426 1,550 1,610 1,725 1,860 1,932 2,100 2,139 2,170 2,300 2,325 2,415 2,604 2,852 3,100 3,220 3,255 3,450 3,565 4,025 4,278 4,340 4,650 4,830 4,991 5,425 6,510 6,900 7,130 8,050 8,556 9,300 9,660 9,982 10,695 10,850 12,075 13,020 14,260 14,973 16,100 16,275 17,825 19,964 21,390 21,700 24,150 24,955 29,946 32,550 35,650 42,780 48,300 49,910 53,475 59,892 65,100 71,300 74,865 99,820 106,950 124,775 149,730 213,900 249,550 299,460 374,325 499,100 748,650 and 1,497,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,497,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,497,300, 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).