Q: Is 1,042,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,042,500 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 1,042,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 139 150 250 278 300 375 417 500 556 625 695 750 834 1,250 1,390 1,500 1,668 1,875 2,085 2,500 2,780 3,475 3,750 4,170 6,950 7,500 8,340 10,425 13,900 17,375 20,850 34,750 41,700 52,125 69,500 86,875 104,250 173,750 208,500 260,625 347,500 521,250 and 1,042,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,500, 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).