Q: Is 1,318,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,318,500 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 1,318,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 293 300 375 450 500 586 750 879 900 1,125 1,172 1,465 1,500 1,758 2,250 2,637 2,930 3,516 4,395 4,500 5,274 5,860 7,325 8,790 10,548 13,185 14,650 17,580 21,975 26,370 29,300 36,625 43,950 52,740 65,925 73,250 87,900 109,875 131,850 146,500 219,750 263,700 329,625 439,500 659,250 and 1,318,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,318,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,318,500, 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).