Q: Is 1,271,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,271,200 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 1,271,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 160 175 200 224 227 280 350 400 454 560 700 800 908 1,120 1,135 1,400 1,589 1,816 2,270 2,800 3,178 3,632 4,540 5,600 5,675 6,356 7,264 7,945 9,080 11,350 12,712 15,890 18,160 22,700 25,424 31,780 36,320 39,725 45,400 50,848 63,560 79,450 90,800 127,120 158,900 181,600 254,240 317,800 635,600 and 1,271,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,271,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,271,200, 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).