Q: Is 1,042,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,042,200 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 1,042,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 135 150 180 193 200 216 225 270 300 360 386 450 540 579 600 675 772 900 965 1,080 1,158 1,350 1,544 1,737 1,800 1,930 2,316 2,700 2,895 3,474 3,860 4,632 4,825 5,211 5,400 5,790 6,948 7,720 8,685 9,650 10,422 11,580 13,896 14,475 17,370 19,300 20,844 23,160 26,055 28,950 34,740 38,600 41,688 43,425 52,110 57,900 69,480 86,850 104,220 115,800 130,275 173,700 208,440 260,550 347,400 521,100 and 1,042,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,200, 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).