Q: Is 1,069,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,069,500 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 1,069,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 31 46 50 60 62 69 75 92 93 100 115 124 125 138 150 155 186 230 250 276 300 310 345 372 375 460 465 500 575 620 690 713 750 775 930 1,150 1,380 1,426 1,500 1,550 1,725 1,860 2,139 2,300 2,325 2,852 2,875 3,100 3,450 3,565 3,875 4,278 4,650 5,750 6,900 7,130 7,750 8,556 8,625 9,300 10,695 11,500 11,625 14,260 15,500 17,250 17,825 21,390 23,250 34,500 35,650 42,780 46,500 53,475 71,300 89,125 106,950 178,250 213,900 267,375 356,500 534,750 and 1,069,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,069,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,069,500, 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).