Q: Is 1,327,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,327,700 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 1,327,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 71 85 100 110 142 170 187 220 275 284 340 355 374 425 550 710 748 781 850 935 1,100 1,207 1,420 1,562 1,700 1,775 1,870 2,414 3,124 3,550 3,740 3,905 4,675 4,828 6,035 7,100 7,810 9,350 12,070 13,277 15,620 18,700 19,525 24,140 26,554 30,175 39,050 53,108 60,350 66,385 78,100 120,700 132,770 265,540 331,925 663,850 and 1,327,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,327,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,327,700, 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).