Q: Is 1,137,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,137,750 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 1,137,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 37 41 50 74 75 82 111 123 125 150 185 205 222 246 250 370 375 410 555 615 750 925 1,025 1,110 1,230 1,517 1,850 2,050 2,775 3,034 3,075 4,551 4,625 5,125 5,550 6,150 7,585 9,102 9,250 10,250 13,875 15,170 15,375 22,755 27,750 30,750 37,925 45,510 75,850 113,775 189,625 227,550 379,250 568,875 and 1,137,750, with no remainder.

Since 1,137,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,137,750, 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).