Q: Is 1,283,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,283,500 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 1,283,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 151 170 250 302 340 425 500 604 755 850 1,510 1,700 2,125 2,567 3,020 3,775 4,250 5,134 7,550 8,500 10,268 12,835 15,100 18,875 25,670 37,750 51,340 64,175 75,500 128,350 256,700 320,875 641,750 and 1,283,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,283,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,283,500, 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).