Q: Is 1,254,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,254,600 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 1,254,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 25 30 34 36 40 41 45 50 51 60 68 72 75 82 85 90 100 102 120 123 136 150 153 164 170 180 200 204 205 225 246 255 300 306 328 340 360 369 408 410 425 450 492 510 600 612 615 680 697 738 765 820 850 900 984 1,020 1,025 1,224 1,230 1,275 1,394 1,476 1,530 1,640 1,700 1,800 1,845 2,040 2,050 2,091 2,460 2,550 2,788 2,952 3,060 3,075 3,400 3,485 3,690 3,825 4,100 4,182 4,920 5,100 5,576 6,120 6,150 6,273 6,970 7,380 7,650 8,200 8,364 9,225 10,200 10,455 12,300 12,546 13,940 14,760 15,300 16,728 17,425 18,450 20,910 24,600 25,092 27,880 30,600 31,365 34,850 36,900 41,820 50,184 52,275 62,730 69,700 73,800 83,640 104,550 125,460 139,400 156,825 209,100 250,920 313,650 418,200 627,300 and 1,254,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,254,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,254,600, 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).