Q: Is 1,257,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,257,450 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 1,257,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 83 101 150 166 202 249 303 415 498 505 606 830 1,010 1,245 1,515 2,075 2,490 2,525 3,030 4,150 5,050 6,225 7,575 8,383 12,450 15,150 16,766 25,149 41,915 50,298 83,830 125,745 209,575 251,490 419,150 628,725 and 1,257,450, with no remainder.

Since 1,257,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,257,450, 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).