Q: Is 1,121,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,121,200 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 1,121,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 2,803 5,606 11,212 14,015 22,424 28,030 44,848 56,060 70,075 112,120 140,150 224,240 280,300 560,600 and 1,121,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,121,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,121,200, 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).