Q: Is 1,507,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,507,500 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 1,507,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 67 75 90 100 125 134 150 180 201 225 250 268 300 335 375 402 450 500 603 625 670 750 804 900 1,005 1,125 1,206 1,250 1,340 1,500 1,675 1,875 2,010 2,250 2,412 2,500 3,015 3,350 3,750 4,020 4,500 5,025 5,625 6,030 6,700 7,500 8,375 10,050 11,250 12,060 15,075 16,750 20,100 22,500 25,125 30,150 33,500 41,875 50,250 60,300 75,375 83,750 100,500 125,625 150,750 167,500 251,250 301,500 376,875 502,500 753,750 and 1,507,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,507,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,507,500, 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).