Q: Is 1,325,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,325,500 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 1,325,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 241 250 275 482 500 550 964 1,100 1,205 1,375 2,410 2,651 2,750 4,820 5,302 5,500 6,025 10,604 12,050 13,255 24,100 26,510 30,125 53,020 60,250 66,275 120,500 132,550 265,100 331,375 662,750 and 1,325,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,325,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,325,500, 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).