Q: Is 1,667,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,667,500 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 1,667,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 29 46 50 58 92 100 115 116 125 145 230 250 290 460 500 575 580 625 667 725 1,150 1,250 1,334 1,450 2,300 2,500 2,668 2,875 2,900 3,335 3,625 5,750 6,670 7,250 11,500 13,340 14,375 14,500 16,675 18,125 28,750 33,350 36,250 57,500 66,700 72,500 83,375 166,750 333,500 416,875 833,750 and 1,667,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,667,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,667,500, 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).