Q: Is 1,212,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,212,600 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 1,212,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 43 47 50 60 75 86 94 100 120 129 141 150 172 188 200 215 235 258 282 300 344 376 430 470 516 564 600 645 705 860 940 1,032 1,075 1,128 1,175 1,290 1,410 1,720 1,880 2,021 2,150 2,350 2,580 2,820 3,225 3,525 4,042 4,300 4,700 5,160 5,640 6,063 6,450 7,050 8,084 8,600 9,400 10,105 12,126 12,900 14,100 16,168 20,210 24,252 25,800 28,200 30,315 40,420 48,504 50,525 60,630 80,840 101,050 121,260 151,575 202,100 242,520 303,150 404,200 606,300 and 1,212,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,212,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,212,600, 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).