Q: Is 1,079,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,079,200 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 1,079,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 71 76 80 95 100 142 152 160 190 200 284 304 355 380 400 475 568 608 710 760 800 950 1,136 1,349 1,420 1,520 1,775 1,900 2,272 2,698 2,840 3,040 3,550 3,800 5,396 5,680 6,745 7,100 7,600 10,792 11,360 13,490 14,200 15,200 21,584 26,980 28,400 33,725 43,168 53,960 56,800 67,450 107,920 134,900 215,840 269,800 539,600 and 1,079,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,079,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,079,200, 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).