Q: Is 1,300,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,300,000 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 1,300,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 125 130 160 200 208 250 260 325 400 416 500 520 625 650 800 1,000 1,040 1,250 1,300 1,625 2,000 2,080 2,500 2,600 3,125 3,250 4,000 5,000 5,200 6,250 6,500 8,125 10,000 10,400 12,500 13,000 16,250 20,000 25,000 26,000 32,500 40,625 50,000 52,000 65,000 81,250 100,000 130,000 162,500 260,000 325,000 650,000 and 1,300,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,300,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,300,000, 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).