Q: Is 1,452,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,452,500 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 1,452,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 83 100 125 140 166 175 250 332 350 415 500 581 625 700 830 875 1,162 1,250 1,660 1,750 2,075 2,324 2,500 2,905 3,500 4,150 4,375 5,810 8,300 8,750 10,375 11,620 14,525 17,500 20,750 29,050 41,500 51,875 58,100 72,625 103,750 145,250 207,500 290,500 363,125 726,250 and 1,452,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,452,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,452,500, 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).