Q: Is 1,097,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,097,600 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 1,097,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 49 50 56 64 70 80 98 100 112 128 140 160 175 196 200 224 245 280 320 343 350 392 400 448 490 560 640 686 700 784 800 896 980 1,120 1,225 1,372 1,400 1,568 1,600 1,715 1,960 2,240 2,450 2,744 2,800 3,136 3,200 3,430 3,920 4,480 4,900 5,488 5,600 6,272 6,860 7,840 8,575 9,800 10,976 11,200 13,720 15,680 17,150 19,600 21,952 22,400 27,440 31,360 34,300 39,200 43,904 54,880 68,600 78,400 109,760 137,200 156,800 219,520 274,400 548,800 and 1,097,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,097,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,097,600, 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).