Q: Is 1,096,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,096,800 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 1,096,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 457 480 600 800 914 1,200 1,371 1,828 2,285 2,400 2,742 3,656 4,570 5,484 6,855 7,312 9,140 10,968 11,425 13,710 14,624 18,280 21,936 22,850 27,420 34,275 36,560 43,872 45,700 54,840 68,550 73,120 91,400 109,680 137,100 182,800 219,360 274,200 365,600 548,400 and 1,096,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,096,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,096,800, 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).