Q: Is 1,129,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,129,500 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 1,129,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 251 300 375 450 500 502 750 753 900 1,004 1,125 1,255 1,500 1,506 2,250 2,259 2,510 3,012 3,765 4,500 4,518 5,020 6,275 7,530 9,036 11,295 12,550 15,060 18,825 22,590 25,100 31,375 37,650 45,180 56,475 62,750 75,300 94,125 112,950 125,500 188,250 225,900 282,375 376,500 564,750 and 1,129,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,129,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,129,500, 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).