Q: Is 1,382,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,382,500 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 1,382,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 79 100 125 140 158 175 250 316 350 395 500 553 625 700 790 875 1,106 1,250 1,580 1,750 1,975 2,212 2,500 2,765 3,500 3,950 4,375 5,530 7,900 8,750 9,875 11,060 13,825 17,500 19,750 27,650 39,500 49,375 55,300 69,125 98,750 138,250 197,500 276,500 345,625 691,250 and 1,382,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,382,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,382,500, 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).