Q: Is 1,250,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,250,010 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 1,250,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 19 30 34 38 43 45 51 57 85 86 90 95 102 114 129 153 170 171 190 215 255 258 285 306 323 342 387 430 510 570 645 646 731 765 774 817 855 969 1,290 1,462 1,530 1,615 1,634 1,710 1,935 1,938 2,193 2,451 2,907 3,230 3,655 3,870 4,085 4,386 4,845 4,902 5,814 6,579 7,310 7,353 8,170 9,690 10,965 12,255 13,158 13,889 14,535 14,706 21,930 24,510 27,778 29,070 32,895 36,765 41,667 65,790 69,445 73,530 83,334 125,001 138,890 208,335 250,002 416,670 625,005 and 1,250,010, with no remainder.

Since 1,250,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,250,010, 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).