Q: Is 1,250,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,250,800 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 1,250,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 53 59 80 100 106 118 200 212 236 265 295 400 424 472 530 590 848 944 1,060 1,180 1,325 1,475 2,120 2,360 2,650 2,950 3,127 4,240 4,720 5,300 5,900 6,254 10,600 11,800 12,508 15,635 21,200 23,600 25,016 31,270 50,032 62,540 78,175 125,080 156,350 250,160 312,700 625,400 and 1,250,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,250,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,250,800, 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).