Q: Is 1,276,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,276,050 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 1,276,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 47 50 75 94 141 150 181 235 282 362 470 543 705 905 1,086 1,175 1,410 1,810 2,350 2,715 3,525 4,525 5,430 7,050 8,507 9,050 13,575 17,014 25,521 27,150 42,535 51,042 85,070 127,605 212,675 255,210 425,350 638,025 and 1,276,050, with no remainder.

Since 1,276,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,276,050, 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).