Q: Is 1,537,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,537,250 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 1,537,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 13 22 25 26 43 50 55 65 86 110 125 130 143 215 250 275 286 325 430 473 550 559 650 715 946 1,075 1,118 1,375 1,430 1,625 2,150 2,365 2,750 2,795 3,250 3,575 4,730 5,375 5,590 6,149 7,150 10,750 11,825 12,298 13,975 17,875 23,650 27,950 30,745 35,750 59,125 61,490 69,875 118,250 139,750 153,725 307,450 768,625 and 1,537,250, with no remainder.

Since 1,537,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,537,250, 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).