Q: Is 1,035,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,035,600 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 1,035,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 863 1,200 1,726 2,589 3,452 4,315 5,178 6,904 8,630 10,356 12,945 13,808 17,260 20,712 21,575 25,890 34,520 41,424 43,150 51,780 64,725 69,040 86,300 103,560 129,450 172,600 207,120 258,900 345,200 517,800 and 1,035,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,035,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,035,600, 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).