Q: Is 1,252,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,252,650 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 1,252,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 105 150 175 210 350 525 1,050 1,193 2,386 3,579 5,965 7,158 8,351 11,930 16,702 17,895 25,053 29,825 35,790 41,755 50,106 59,650 83,510 89,475 125,265 178,950 208,775 250,530 417,550 626,325 and 1,252,650, with no remainder.

Since 1,252,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,252,650, 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).