Q: Is 1,028,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,028,500 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 1,028,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 110 121 125 170 187 220 242 250 275 340 374 425 484 500 550 605 748 850 935 1,100 1,210 1,375 1,700 1,870 2,057 2,125 2,420 2,750 3,025 3,740 4,114 4,250 4,675 5,500 6,050 8,228 8,500 9,350 10,285 12,100 15,125 18,700 20,570 23,375 30,250 41,140 46,750 51,425 60,500 93,500 102,850 205,700 257,125 514,250 and 1,028,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,028,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,028,500, 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).