Q: Is 1,292,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,292,500 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 1,292,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 47 50 55 94 100 110 125 188 220 235 250 275 470 500 517 550 625 940 1,034 1,100 1,175 1,250 1,375 2,068 2,350 2,500 2,585 2,750 4,700 5,170 5,500 5,875 6,875 10,340 11,750 12,925 13,750 23,500 25,850 27,500 29,375 51,700 58,750 64,625 117,500 129,250 258,500 323,125 646,250 and 1,292,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,292,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,292,500, 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).