Q: Is 1,627,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,627,500 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 1,627,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 31 35 42 50 60 62 70 75 84 93 100 105 124 125 140 150 155 175 186 210 217 250 300 310 350 372 375 420 434 465 500 525 620 625 651 700 750 775 868 875 930 1,050 1,085 1,250 1,302 1,500 1,550 1,750 1,860 1,875 2,100 2,170 2,325 2,500 2,604 2,625 3,100 3,255 3,500 3,750 3,875 4,340 4,375 4,650 5,250 5,425 6,510 7,500 7,750 8,750 9,300 10,500 10,850 11,625 13,020 13,125 15,500 16,275 17,500 19,375 21,700 23,250 26,250 27,125 32,550 38,750 46,500 52,500 54,250 58,125 65,100 77,500 81,375 108,500 116,250 135,625 162,750 232,500 271,250 325,500 406,875 542,500 813,750 and 1,627,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,627,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,627,500, 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).