Q: Is 1,229,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,229,100 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 1,229,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 241 255 300 340 425 482 510 723 850 964 1,020 1,205 1,275 1,446 1,700 2,410 2,550 2,892 3,615 4,097 4,820 5,100 6,025 7,230 8,194 12,050 12,291 14,460 16,388 18,075 20,485 24,100 24,582 36,150 40,970 49,164 61,455 72,300 81,940 102,425 122,910 204,850 245,820 307,275 409,700 614,550 and 1,229,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,229,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,229,100, 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).