Q: Is 1,232,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,232,550 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 1,232,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 66 75 83 90 99 110 135 150 165 166 198 225 249 270 275 297 330 415 450 495 498 550 594 675 747 825 830 913 990 1,245 1,350 1,485 1,494 1,650 1,826 2,075 2,241 2,475 2,490 2,739 2,970 3,735 4,150 4,482 4,565 4,950 5,478 6,225 7,425 7,470 8,217 9,130 11,205 12,450 13,695 14,850 16,434 18,675 22,410 22,825 24,651 27,390 37,350 41,085 45,650 49,302 56,025 68,475 82,170 112,050 123,255 136,950 205,425 246,510 410,850 616,275 and 1,232,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,232,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232,550, 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).