Q: Is 1,211,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,211,600 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 1,211,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 233 260 325 400 466 520 650 932 1,040 1,165 1,300 1,864 2,330 2,600 3,029 3,728 4,660 5,200 5,825 6,058 9,320 11,650 12,116 15,145 18,640 23,300 24,232 30,290 46,600 48,464 60,580 75,725 93,200 121,160 151,450 242,320 302,900 605,800 and 1,211,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,211,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,211,600, 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).