Q: Is 1,327,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,327,500 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 1,327,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 59 60 75 90 100 118 125 150 177 180 225 236 250 295 300 354 375 450 500 531 590 625 708 750 885 900 1,062 1,125 1,180 1,250 1,475 1,500 1,770 1,875 2,124 2,250 2,500 2,655 2,950 3,540 3,750 4,425 4,500 5,310 5,625 5,900 7,375 7,500 8,850 10,620 11,250 13,275 14,750 17,700 22,125 22,500 26,550 29,500 36,875 44,250 53,100 66,375 73,750 88,500 110,625 132,750 147,500 221,250 265,500 331,875 442,500 663,750 and 1,327,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,327,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,327,500, 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).