Q: Is 1,250,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,250,550 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 1,250,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 397 450 525 630 794 1,050 1,191 1,575 1,985 2,382 2,779 3,150 3,573 3,970 5,558 5,955 7,146 8,337 9,925 11,910 13,895 16,674 17,865 19,850 25,011 27,790 29,775 35,730 41,685 50,022 59,550 69,475 83,370 89,325 125,055 138,950 178,650 208,425 250,110 416,850 625,275 and 1,250,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,250,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,250,550, 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).