Q: Is 1,246,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,246,875 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 1,246,875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 19 21 25 35 57 75 95 105 125 133 175 285 375 399 475 525 625 665 875 1,425 1,875 1,995 2,375 2,625 3,125 3,325 4,375 7,125 9,375 9,975 11,875 13,125 16,625 21,875 35,625 49,875 59,375 65,625 83,125 178,125 249,375 415,625 and 1,246,875, with no remainder.

Since 1,246,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,246,875, 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).