Q: Is 1,351,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,351,500 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 1,351,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 53 60 68 75 85 100 102 106 125 150 159 170 204 212 250 255 265 300 318 340 375 425 500 510 530 636 750 795 850 901 1,020 1,060 1,275 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,700 1,802 2,125 2,550 2,650 2,703 3,180 3,604 3,975 4,250 4,505 5,100 5,300 5,406 6,375 6,625 7,950 8,500 9,010 10,812 12,750 13,250 13,515 15,900 18,020 19,875 22,525 25,500 26,500 27,030 39,750 45,050 54,060 67,575 79,500 90,100 112,625 135,150 225,250 270,300 337,875 450,500 675,750 and 1,351,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,351,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,351,500, 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).