Q: Is 1,253,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,253,200 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 1,253,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 241 260 325 400 482 520 650 964 1,040 1,205 1,300 1,928 2,410 2,600 3,133 3,856 4,820 5,200 6,025 6,266 9,640 12,050 12,532 15,665 19,280 24,100 25,064 31,330 48,200 50,128 62,660 78,325 96,400 125,320 156,650 250,640 313,300 626,600 and 1,253,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,253,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,253,200, 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).