Q: Is 1,402,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,402,500 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 1,402,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 30 33 34 44 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 85 100 102 110 125 132 150 165 170 187 204 220 250 255 275 300 330 340 374 375 425 500 510 550 561 625 660 748 750 825 850 935 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,250 1,275 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,700 1,870 1,875 2,125 2,244 2,500 2,550 2,750 2,805 3,300 3,740 3,750 4,125 4,250 4,675 5,100 5,500 5,610 6,375 6,875 7,500 8,250 8,500 9,350 10,625 11,220 12,750 13,750 14,025 16,500 18,700 20,625 21,250 23,375 25,500 27,500 28,050 31,875 41,250 42,500 46,750 56,100 63,750 70,125 82,500 93,500 116,875 127,500 140,250 233,750 280,500 350,625 467,500 701,250 and 1,402,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,402,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,402,500, 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).