Q: Is 1,302,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,302,600 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 1,302,600 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 78 100 104 120 130 150 156 167 195 200 260 300 312 325 334 390 501 520 600 650 668 780 835 975 1,002 1,300 1,336 1,560 1,670 1,950 2,004 2,171 2,505 2,600 3,340 3,900 4,008 4,175 4,342 5,010 6,513 6,680 7,800 8,350 8,684 10,020 10,855 12,525 13,026 16,700 17,368 20,040 21,710 25,050 26,052 32,565 33,400 43,420 50,100 52,104 54,275 65,130 86,840 100,200 108,550 130,260 162,825 217,100 260,520 325,650 434,200 651,300 and 1,302,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,302,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,302,600, 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).