Q: Is 1,273,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,273,200 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 1,273,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,061 1,200 2,122 3,183 4,244 5,305 6,366 8,488 10,610 12,732 15,915 16,976 21,220 25,464 26,525 31,830 42,440 50,928 53,050 63,660 79,575 84,880 106,100 127,320 159,150 212,200 254,640 318,300 424,400 636,600 and 1,273,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,273,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,273,200, 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).