Q: Is 1,512,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,512,350 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 1,512,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 29 35 50 58 70 145 149 175 203 290 298 350 406 725 745 1,015 1,043 1,450 1,490 2,030 2,086 3,725 4,321 5,075 5,215 7,450 8,642 10,150 10,430 21,605 26,075 30,247 43,210 52,150 60,494 108,025 151,235 216,050 302,470 756,175 and 1,512,350, with no remainder.

Since 1,512,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,512,350, 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).