Q: Is 1,023,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,023,400 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 1,023,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 40 43 50 56 68 70 85 86 100 119 136 140 170 172 175 200 215 238 280 301 340 344 350 425 430 476 595 602 680 700 731 850 860 952 1,075 1,190 1,204 1,400 1,462 1,505 1,700 1,720 2,150 2,380 2,408 2,924 2,975 3,010 3,400 3,655 4,300 4,760 5,117 5,848 5,950 6,020 7,310 7,525 8,600 10,234 11,900 12,040 14,620 15,050 18,275 20,468 23,800 25,585 29,240 30,100 36,550 40,936 51,170 60,200 73,100 102,340 127,925 146,200 204,680 255,850 511,700 and 1,023,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,023,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,023,400, 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).