Q: Is 1,088,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,088,000 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 1,088,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 125 128 136 160 170 200 250 256 272 320 340 400 425 500 512 544 640 680 800 850 1,000 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,600 1,700 2,000 2,125 2,176 2,560 2,720 3,200 3,400 4,000 4,250 4,352 5,440 6,400 6,800 8,000 8,500 8,704 10,880 12,800 13,600 16,000 17,000 21,760 27,200 32,000 34,000 43,520 54,400 64,000 68,000 108,800 136,000 217,600 272,000 544,000 and 1,088,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,088,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,088,000, 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).