Q: Is 1,238,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,238,300 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 1,238,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 29 35 50 58 61 70 100 116 122 140 145 175 203 244 290 305 350 406 427 580 610 700 725 812 854 1,015 1,220 1,450 1,525 1,708 1,769 2,030 2,135 2,900 3,050 3,538 4,060 4,270 5,075 6,100 7,076 8,540 8,845 10,150 10,675 12,383 17,690 20,300 21,350 24,766 35,380 42,700 44,225 49,532 61,915 88,450 123,830 176,900 247,660 309,575 619,150 and 1,238,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,238,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,238,300, 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).