Q: Is 1,248,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,248,800 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 1,248,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 160 175 200 223 224 280 350 400 446 560 700 800 892 1,115 1,120 1,400 1,561 1,784 2,230 2,800 3,122 3,568 4,460 5,575 5,600 6,244 7,136 7,805 8,920 11,150 12,488 15,610 17,840 22,300 24,976 31,220 35,680 39,025 44,600 49,952 62,440 78,050 89,200 124,880 156,100 178,400 249,760 312,200 624,400 and 1,248,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,248,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,248,800, 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).