Q: Is 1,005,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,005,600 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 1,005,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 419 480 600 800 838 1,200 1,257 1,676 2,095 2,400 2,514 3,352 4,190 5,028 6,285 6,704 8,380 10,056 10,475 12,570 13,408 16,760 20,112 20,950 25,140 31,425 33,520 40,224 41,900 50,280 62,850 67,040 83,800 100,560 125,700 167,600 201,120 251,400 335,200 502,800 and 1,005,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,005,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,005,600, 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).