Q: Is 1,004,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,004,500 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 1,004,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 41 49 50 70 82 98 100 125 140 164 175 196 205 245 250 287 350 410 490 500 574 700 820 875 980 1,025 1,148 1,225 1,435 1,750 2,009 2,050 2,450 2,870 3,500 4,018 4,100 4,900 5,125 5,740 6,125 7,175 8,036 10,045 10,250 12,250 14,350 20,090 20,500 24,500 28,700 35,875 40,180 50,225 71,750 100,450 143,500 200,900 251,125 502,250 and 1,004,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,004,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,004,500, 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).