Q: Is 1,232,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,232,800 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 1,232,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 32 40 46 50 67 80 92 100 115 134 160 184 200 230 268 335 368 400 460 536 575 670 736 800 920 1,072 1,150 1,340 1,541 1,675 1,840 2,144 2,300 2,680 3,082 3,350 3,680 4,600 5,360 6,164 6,700 7,705 9,200 10,720 12,328 13,400 15,410 18,400 24,656 26,800 30,820 38,525 49,312 53,600 61,640 77,050 123,280 154,100 246,560 308,200 616,400 and 1,232,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,232,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232,800, 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).