Q: Is 1,249,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,249,150 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 1,249,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 43 50 70 83 86 166 175 215 301 350 415 430 581 602 830 1,075 1,162 1,505 2,075 2,150 2,905 3,010 3,569 4,150 5,810 7,138 7,525 14,525 15,050 17,845 24,983 29,050 35,690 49,966 89,225 124,915 178,450 249,830 624,575 and 1,249,150, with no remainder.

Since 1,249,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,249,150, 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).