Q: Is 1,122,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,800 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 1,122,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 400 401 560 700 802 1,400 1,604 2,005 2,800 2,807 3,208 4,010 5,614 6,416 8,020 10,025 11,228 14,035 16,040 20,050 22,456 28,070 32,080 40,100 44,912 56,140 70,175 80,200 112,280 140,350 160,400 224,560 280,700 561,400 and 1,122,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,800, 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).