Q: Is 1,017,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,017,500 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 1,017,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 37 44 50 55 74 100 110 125 148 185 220 250 275 370 407 500 550 625 740 814 925 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,628 1,850 2,035 2,500 2,750 3,700 4,070 4,625 5,500 6,875 8,140 9,250 10,175 13,750 18,500 20,350 23,125 27,500 40,700 46,250 50,875 92,500 101,750 203,500 254,375 508,750 and 1,017,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,017,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,017,500, 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).