Q: Is 1,235,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,235,700 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 1,235,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 1,373 2,746 4,119 5,492 6,865 8,238 12,357 13,730 16,476 20,595 24,714 27,460 34,325 41,190 49,428 61,785 68,650 82,380 102,975 123,570 137,300 205,950 247,140 308,925 411,900 617,850 and 1,235,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,235,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,235,700, 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).