Q: Is 1,068,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,068,600 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 1,068,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 104 120 130 137 150 156 195 200 260 274 300 312 325 390 411 520 548 600 650 685 780 822 975 1,096 1,300 1,370 1,560 1,644 1,781 1,950 2,055 2,600 2,740 3,288 3,425 3,562 3,900 4,110 5,343 5,480 6,850 7,124 7,800 8,220 8,905 10,275 10,686 13,700 14,248 16,440 17,810 20,550 21,372 26,715 27,400 35,620 41,100 42,744 44,525 53,430 71,240 82,200 89,050 106,860 133,575 178,100 213,720 267,150 356,200 534,300 and 1,068,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,068,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,068,600, 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).