Q: Is 1,265,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,265,600 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 1,265,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 113 140 160 175 200 224 226 280 320 350 400 448 452 560 565 700 791 800 904 1,120 1,130 1,400 1,582 1,600 1,808 2,240 2,260 2,800 2,825 3,164 3,616 3,955 4,520 5,600 5,650 6,328 7,232 7,910 9,040 11,200 11,300 12,656 15,820 18,080 19,775 22,600 25,312 31,640 36,160 39,550 45,200 50,624 63,280 79,100 90,400 126,560 158,200 180,800 253,120 316,400 632,800 and 1,265,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,265,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,265,600, 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).