Q: Is 1,271,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,271,400 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 1,271,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 104 120 130 150 156 163 195 200 260 300 312 325 326 390 489 520 600 650 652 780 815 975 978 1,300 1,304 1,560 1,630 1,950 1,956 2,119 2,445 2,600 3,260 3,900 3,912 4,075 4,238 4,890 6,357 6,520 7,800 8,150 8,476 9,780 10,595 12,225 12,714 16,300 16,952 19,560 21,190 24,450 25,428 31,785 32,600 42,380 48,900 50,856 52,975 63,570 84,760 97,800 105,950 127,140 158,925 211,900 254,280 317,850 423,800 635,700 and 1,271,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,271,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,271,400, 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).