Q: Is 1,000,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,000,500 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 1,000,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 29 30 46 50 58 60 69 75 87 92 100 115 116 125 138 145 150 174 230 250 276 290 300 345 348 375 435 460 500 575 580 667 690 725 750 870 1,150 1,334 1,380 1,450 1,500 1,725 1,740 2,001 2,175 2,300 2,668 2,875 2,900 3,335 3,450 3,625 4,002 4,350 5,750 6,670 6,900 7,250 8,004 8,625 8,700 10,005 10,875 11,500 13,340 14,500 16,675 17,250 20,010 21,750 33,350 34,500 40,020 43,500 50,025 66,700 83,375 100,050 166,750 200,100 250,125 333,500 500,250 and 1,000,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,500, 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).