Q: Is 1,260,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,260,400 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 1,260,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 40 46 50 80 92 100 115 137 184 200 230 274 368 400 460 548 575 685 920 1,096 1,150 1,370 1,840 2,192 2,300 2,740 3,151 3,425 4,600 5,480 6,302 6,850 9,200 10,960 12,604 13,700 15,755 25,208 27,400 31,510 50,416 54,800 63,020 78,775 126,040 157,550 252,080 315,100 630,200 and 1,260,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,260,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,260,400, 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).