Q: Is 1,253,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,253,700 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 1,253,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 126 140 150 175 180 199 210 225 252 300 315 350 398 420 450 525 597 630 700 796 900 995 1,050 1,194 1,260 1,393 1,575 1,791 1,990 2,100 2,388 2,786 2,985 3,150 3,582 3,980 4,179 4,975 5,572 5,970 6,300 6,965 7,164 8,358 8,955 9,950 11,940 12,537 13,930 14,925 16,716 17,910 19,900 20,895 25,074 27,860 29,850 34,825 35,820 41,790 44,775 50,148 59,700 62,685 69,650 83,580 89,550 104,475 125,370 139,300 179,100 208,950 250,740 313,425 417,900 626,850 and 1,253,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,253,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,253,700, 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).