Q: Is 1,059,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,059,000 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 1,059,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 353 375 500 600 706 750 1,000 1,059 1,412 1,500 1,765 2,118 2,824 3,000 3,530 4,236 5,295 7,060 8,472 8,825 10,590 14,120 17,650 21,180 26,475 35,300 42,360 44,125 52,950 70,600 88,250 105,900 132,375 176,500 211,800 264,750 353,000 529,500 and 1,059,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,059,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,059,000, 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).