Q: Is 1,075,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,075,500 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 1,075,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 239 250 300 375 450 478 500 717 750 900 956 1,125 1,195 1,434 1,500 2,151 2,250 2,390 2,868 3,585 4,302 4,500 4,780 5,975 7,170 8,604 10,755 11,950 14,340 17,925 21,510 23,900 29,875 35,850 43,020 53,775 59,750 71,700 89,625 107,550 119,500 179,250 215,100 268,875 358,500 537,750 and 1,075,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,075,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,075,500, 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).