Q: Is 1,248,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,248,450 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 1,248,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 29 30 35 41 42 50 58 70 75 82 87 105 123 145 150 174 175 203 205 210 246 287 290 350 406 410 435 525 574 609 615 725 861 870 1,015 1,025 1,050 1,189 1,218 1,230 1,435 1,450 1,722 2,030 2,050 2,175 2,378 2,870 3,045 3,075 3,567 4,305 4,350 5,075 5,945 6,090 6,150 7,134 7,175 8,323 8,610 10,150 11,890 14,350 15,225 16,646 17,835 21,525 24,969 29,725 30,450 35,670 41,615 43,050 49,938 59,450 83,230 89,175 124,845 178,350 208,075 249,690 416,150 624,225 and 1,248,450, with no remainder.

Since 1,248,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,248,450, 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).