Q: Is 1,029,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,029,600 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 1,029,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 30 32 33 36 39 40 44 45 48 50 52 55 60 65 66 72 75 78 80 88 90 96 99 100 104 110 117 120 130 132 143 144 150 156 160 165 176 180 195 198 200 208 220 225 234 240 260 264 275 286 288 300 312 325 330 352 360 390 396 400 416 429 440 450 468 480 495 520 528 550 572 585 600 624 650 660 715 720 780 792 800 825 858 880 900 936 975 990 1,040 1,056 1,100 1,144 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,287 1,300 1,320 1,430 1,440 1,560 1,584 1,650 1,716 1,760 1,800 1,872 1,950 1,980 2,080 2,145 2,200 2,288 2,340 2,400 2,475 2,574 2,600 2,640 2,860 2,925 3,120 3,168 3,300 3,432 3,575 3,600 3,744 3,900 3,960 4,290 4,400 4,576 4,680 4,950 5,148 5,200 5,280 5,720 5,850 6,240 6,435 6,600 6,864 7,150 7,200 7,800 7,920 8,580 8,800 9,360 9,900 10,296 10,400 10,725 11,440 11,700 12,870 13,200 13,728 14,300 15,600 15,840 17,160 18,720 19,800 20,592 21,450 22,880 23,400 25,740 26,400 28,600 31,200 32,175 34,320 39,600 41,184 42,900 46,800 51,480 57,200 64,350 68,640 79,200 85,800 93,600 102,960 114,400 128,700 171,600 205,920 257,400 343,200 514,800 and 1,029,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,029,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,029,600, 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).