Q: Is 10,648,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,648,500 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 10,648,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 125 150 155 186 229 250 300 310 372 375 458 465 500 620 687 750 775 916 930 1,145 1,374 1,500 1,550 1,860 2,290 2,325 2,748 3,100 3,435 3,875 4,580 4,650 5,725 6,870 7,099 7,750 9,300 11,450 11,625 13,740 14,198 15,500 17,175 21,297 22,900 23,250 28,396 28,625 34,350 35,495 42,594 46,500 57,250 68,700 70,990 85,188 85,875 106,485 114,500 141,980 171,750 177,475 212,970 343,500 354,950 425,940 532,425 709,900 887,375 1,064,850 1,774,750 2,129,700 2,662,125 3,549,500 5,324,250 and 10,648,500, with no remainder.

Since 10,648,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,648,500, 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).