Q: Is 1,254,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,254,300 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 1,254,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 113 148 150 185 222 226 300 339 370 444 452 555 565 678 740 925 1,110 1,130 1,356 1,695 1,850 2,220 2,260 2,775 2,825 3,390 3,700 4,181 5,550 5,650 6,780 8,362 8,475 11,100 11,300 12,543 16,724 16,950 20,905 25,086 33,900 41,810 50,172 62,715 83,620 104,525 125,430 209,050 250,860 313,575 418,100 627,150 and 1,254,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,254,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,254,300, 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).