Q: Is 1,527,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,527,500 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 1,527,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 47 50 52 65 94 100 125 130 188 235 250 260 325 470 500 611 625 650 940 1,175 1,222 1,250 1,300 1,625 2,350 2,444 2,500 3,055 3,250 4,700 5,875 6,110 6,500 8,125 11,750 12,220 15,275 16,250 23,500 29,375 30,550 32,500 58,750 61,100 76,375 117,500 152,750 305,500 381,875 763,750 and 1,527,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,527,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,527,500, 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).