Q: Is 1,308,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,308,600 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 1,308,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 727 900 1,454 1,800 2,181 2,908 3,635 4,362 5,816 6,543 7,270 8,724 10,905 13,086 14,540 17,448 18,175 21,810 26,172 29,080 32,715 36,350 43,620 52,344 54,525 65,430 72,700 87,240 109,050 130,860 145,400 163,575 218,100 261,720 327,150 436,200 654,300 and 1,308,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,308,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,308,600, 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).