Q: Is 1,257,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,257,600 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 1,257,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 128 131 150 160 192 200 240 262 300 320 384 393 400 480 524 600 640 655 786 800 960 1,048 1,200 1,310 1,572 1,600 1,920 1,965 2,096 2,400 2,620 3,144 3,200 3,275 3,930 4,192 4,800 5,240 6,288 6,550 7,860 8,384 9,600 9,825 10,480 12,576 13,100 15,720 16,768 19,650 20,960 25,152 26,200 31,440 39,300 41,920 50,304 52,400 62,880 78,600 83,840 104,800 125,760 157,200 209,600 251,520 314,400 419,200 628,800 and 1,257,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,257,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,257,600, 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).