Q: Is 1,054,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,054,500 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 1,054,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 37 38 50 57 60 74 75 76 95 100 111 114 125 148 150 185 190 222 228 250 285 300 370 375 380 444 475 500 555 570 703 740 750 925 950 1,110 1,140 1,406 1,425 1,500 1,850 1,900 2,109 2,220 2,375 2,775 2,812 2,850 3,515 3,700 4,218 4,625 4,750 5,550 5,700 7,030 7,125 8,436 9,250 9,500 10,545 11,100 13,875 14,060 14,250 17,575 18,500 21,090 27,750 28,500 35,150 42,180 52,725 55,500 70,300 87,875 105,450 175,750 210,900 263,625 351,500 527,250 and 1,054,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,054,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,054,500, 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).