Q: Is 1,230,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,230,900 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 1,230,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 373 550 660 746 825 1,100 1,119 1,492 1,650 1,865 2,238 3,300 3,730 4,103 4,476 5,595 7,460 8,206 9,325 11,190 12,309 16,412 18,650 20,515 22,380 24,618 27,975 37,300 41,030 49,236 55,950 61,545 82,060 102,575 111,900 123,090 205,150 246,180 307,725 410,300 615,450 and 1,230,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,230,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,230,900, 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).