Q: Is 1,516,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,516,500 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 1,516,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 337 375 450 500 674 750 900 1,011 1,125 1,348 1,500 1,685 2,022 2,250 3,033 3,370 4,044 4,500 5,055 6,066 6,740 8,425 10,110 12,132 15,165 16,850 20,220 25,275 30,330 33,700 42,125 50,550 60,660 75,825 84,250 101,100 126,375 151,650 168,500 252,750 303,300 379,125 505,500 758,250 and 1,516,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,516,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,516,500, 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).