Q: Is 1,235,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,235,000 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 1,235,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 19 20 25 26 38 40 50 52 65 76 95 100 104 125 130 152 190 200 247 250 260 325 380 475 494 500 520 625 650 760 950 988 1,000 1,235 1,250 1,300 1,625 1,900 1,976 2,375 2,470 2,500 2,600 3,250 3,800 4,750 4,940 5,000 6,175 6,500 8,125 9,500 9,880 11,875 12,350 13,000 16,250 19,000 23,750 24,700 30,875 32,500 47,500 49,400 61,750 65,000 95,000 123,500 154,375 247,000 308,750 617,500 and 1,235,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,235,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,235,000, 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).