Q: Is 1,044,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,044,000 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 1,044,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 29 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 58 60 72 75 80 87 90 96 100 116 120 125 144 145 150 160 174 180 200 225 232 240 250 261 288 290 300 348 360 375 400 435 450 464 480 500 522 580 600 696 720 725 750 800 870 900 928 1,000 1,044 1,125 1,160 1,200 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,450 1,500 1,740 1,800 2,000 2,088 2,175 2,250 2,320 2,400 2,610 2,784 2,900 3,000 3,480 3,600 3,625 4,000 4,176 4,350 4,500 4,640 5,220 5,800 6,000 6,525 6,960 7,200 7,250 8,352 8,700 9,000 10,440 10,875 11,600 12,000 13,050 13,920 14,500 17,400 18,000 20,880 21,750 23,200 26,100 29,000 32,625 34,800 36,000 41,760 43,500 52,200 58,000 65,250 69,600 87,000 104,400 116,000 130,500 174,000 208,800 261,000 348,000 522,000 and 1,044,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,044,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,044,000, 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).