Q: Is 1,565,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,565,500 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 1,565,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 100 101 124 125 155 202 250 310 404 500 505 620 775 1,010 1,550 2,020 2,525 3,100 3,131 3,875 5,050 6,262 7,750 10,100 12,524 12,625 15,500 15,655 25,250 31,310 50,500 62,620 78,275 156,550 313,100 391,375 782,750 and 1,565,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,565,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,565,500, 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).