Q: Is 1,226,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,226,500 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 1,226,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 223 250 275 446 500 550 892 1,100 1,115 1,375 2,230 2,453 2,750 4,460 4,906 5,500 5,575 9,812 11,150 12,265 22,300 24,530 27,875 49,060 55,750 61,325 111,500 122,650 245,300 306,625 613,250 and 1,226,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,226,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,226,500, 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).