Q: Is 1,038,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,038,000 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 1,038,000 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 80 100 120 125 150 173 200 240 250 300 346 375 400 500 519 600 692 750 865 1,000 1,038 1,200 1,384 1,500 1,730 2,000 2,076 2,595 2,768 3,000 3,460 4,152 4,325 5,190 6,000 6,920 8,304 8,650 10,380 12,975 13,840 17,300 20,760 21,625 25,950 34,600 41,520 43,250 51,900 64,875 69,200 86,500 103,800 129,750 173,000 207,600 259,500 346,000 519,000 and 1,038,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,038,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,038,000, 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).