Q: Is 1,357,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,357,500 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 1,357,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 181 250 300 362 375 500 543 625 724 750 905 1,086 1,250 1,500 1,810 1,875 2,172 2,500 2,715 3,620 3,750 4,525 5,430 7,500 9,050 10,860 13,575 18,100 22,625 27,150 45,250 54,300 67,875 90,500 113,125 135,750 226,250 271,500 339,375 452,500 678,750 and 1,357,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,357,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,357,500, 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).