Q: Is 1,008,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,008,700 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 1,008,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 131 140 154 175 220 262 275 308 350 385 524 550 655 700 770 917 1,100 1,310 1,441 1,540 1,834 1,925 2,620 2,882 3,275 3,668 3,850 4,585 5,764 6,550 7,205 7,700 9,170 10,087 13,100 14,410 18,340 20,174 22,925 28,820 36,025 40,348 45,850 50,435 72,050 91,700 100,870 144,100 201,740 252,175 504,350 and 1,008,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,008,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,008,700, 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).