Q: Is 1,506,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,506,500 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 1,506,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 115 125 131 230 250 262 460 500 524 575 655 1,150 1,310 2,300 2,620 2,875 3,013 3,275 5,750 6,026 6,550 11,500 12,052 13,100 15,065 16,375 30,130 32,750 60,260 65,500 75,325 150,650 301,300 376,625 753,250 and 1,506,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,506,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,506,500, 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).