Q: Is 1,504,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,504,500 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 1,504,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 59 60 68 75 85 100 102 118 125 150 170 177 204 236 250 255 295 300 340 354 375 425 500 510 590 708 750 850 885 1,003 1,020 1,180 1,275 1,475 1,500 1,700 1,770 2,006 2,125 2,550 2,950 3,009 3,540 4,012 4,250 4,425 5,015 5,100 5,900 6,018 6,375 7,375 8,500 8,850 10,030 12,036 12,750 14,750 15,045 17,700 20,060 22,125 25,075 25,500 29,500 30,090 44,250 50,150 60,180 75,225 88,500 100,300 125,375 150,450 250,750 300,900 376,125 501,500 752,250 and 1,504,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,504,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,504,500, 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).