Q: Is 1,230,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,230,250 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 1,230,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 19 25 35 37 38 50 70 74 95 125 133 175 185 190 250 259 266 350 370 475 518 665 703 875 925 950 1,295 1,330 1,406 1,750 1,850 2,375 2,590 3,325 3,515 4,625 4,750 4,921 6,475 6,650 7,030 9,250 9,842 12,950 16,625 17,575 24,605 32,375 33,250 35,150 49,210 64,750 87,875 123,025 175,750 246,050 615,125 and 1,230,250, with no remainder.

Since 1,230,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,230,250, 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).