Q: Is 1,312,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,312,850 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 1,312,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 25 31 35 50 55 62 70 77 110 121 154 155 175 217 242 275 310 341 350 385 434 550 605 682 770 775 847 1,085 1,210 1,550 1,694 1,705 1,925 2,170 2,387 3,025 3,410 3,751 3,850 4,235 4,774 5,425 6,050 7,502 8,470 8,525 10,850 11,935 17,050 18,755 21,175 23,870 26,257 37,510 42,350 52,514 59,675 93,775 119,350 131,285 187,550 262,570 656,425 and 1,312,850, with no remainder.

Since 1,312,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,312,850, 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).