Q: Is 1,252,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,252,500 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 1,252,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 167 250 300 334 375 500 501 625 668 750 835 1,002 1,250 1,500 1,670 1,875 2,004 2,500 2,505 3,340 3,750 4,175 5,010 7,500 8,350 10,020 12,525 16,700 20,875 25,050 41,750 50,100 62,625 83,500 104,375 125,250 208,750 250,500 313,125 417,500 626,250 and 1,252,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,252,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,252,500, 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).