Q: Is 1,224,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,224,600 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 1,224,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 104 120 130 150 156 157 195 200 260 300 312 314 325 390 471 520 600 628 650 780 785 942 975 1,256 1,300 1,560 1,570 1,884 1,950 2,041 2,355 2,600 3,140 3,768 3,900 3,925 4,082 4,710 6,123 6,280 7,800 7,850 8,164 9,420 10,205 11,775 12,246 15,700 16,328 18,840 20,410 23,550 24,492 30,615 31,400 40,820 47,100 48,984 51,025 61,230 81,640 94,200 102,050 122,460 153,075 204,100 244,920 306,150 408,200 612,300 and 1,224,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,224,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,224,600, 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).