Q: Is 1,273,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,273,500 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 1,273,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 283 300 375 450 500 566 750 849 900 1,125 1,132 1,415 1,500 1,698 2,250 2,547 2,830 3,396 4,245 4,500 5,094 5,660 7,075 8,490 10,188 12,735 14,150 16,980 21,225 25,470 28,300 35,375 42,450 50,940 63,675 70,750 84,900 106,125 127,350 141,500 212,250 254,700 318,375 424,500 636,750 and 1,273,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,273,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,273,500, 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).