Q: Is 1,232,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,232,500 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 1,232,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 29 34 50 58 68 85 100 116 125 145 170 250 290 340 425 493 500 580 625 725 850 986 1,250 1,450 1,700 1,972 2,125 2,465 2,500 2,900 3,625 4,250 4,930 7,250 8,500 9,860 10,625 12,325 14,500 18,125 21,250 24,650 36,250 42,500 49,300 61,625 72,500 123,250 246,500 308,125 616,250 and 1,232,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,232,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232,500, 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).