Q: Is 1,552,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,552,500 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 1,552,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 25 27 30 36 45 46 50 54 60 69 75 90 92 100 108 115 125 135 138 150 180 207 225 230 250 270 276 300 345 375 414 450 460 500 540 575 621 625 675 690 750 828 900 1,035 1,125 1,150 1,242 1,250 1,350 1,380 1,500 1,725 1,875 2,070 2,250 2,300 2,484 2,500 2,700 2,875 3,105 3,375 3,450 3,750 4,140 4,500 5,175 5,625 5,750 6,210 6,750 6,900 7,500 8,625 10,350 11,250 11,500 12,420 13,500 14,375 15,525 16,875 17,250 20,700 22,500 25,875 28,750 31,050 33,750 34,500 43,125 51,750 57,500 62,100 67,500 77,625 86,250 103,500 129,375 155,250 172,500 258,750 310,500 388,125 517,500 776,250 and 1,552,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,552,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,552,500, 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).