Q: Is 1,277,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,277,650 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 1,277,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 23 25 46 50 55 101 110 115 202 230 253 275 505 506 550 575 1,010 1,111 1,150 1,265 2,222 2,323 2,525 2,530 4,646 5,050 5,555 6,325 11,110 11,615 12,650 23,230 25,553 27,775 51,106 55,550 58,075 116,150 127,765 255,530 638,825 and 1,277,650, with no remainder.

Since 1,277,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,277,650, 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).