Q: Is 1,000,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,000,000 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 1,000,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,250 1,600 2,000 2,500 3,125 4,000 5,000 6,250 8,000 10,000 12,500 15,625 20,000 25,000 31,250 40,000 50,000 62,500 100,000 125,000 200,000 250,000 500,000 and 1,000,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,000, 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).