Q: Is 1,008,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,008,600 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 1,008,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 41 50 60 75 82 100 120 123 150 164 200 205 246 300 328 410 492 600 615 820 984 1,025 1,230 1,640 1,681 2,050 2,460 3,075 3,362 4,100 4,920 5,043 6,150 6,724 8,200 8,405 10,086 12,300 13,448 16,810 20,172 24,600 25,215 33,620 40,344 42,025 50,430 67,240 84,050 100,860 126,075 168,100 201,720 252,150 336,200 504,300 and 1,008,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,008,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,008,600, 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).