Q: Is 1,338,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,338,000 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 1,338,000 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 80 100 120 125 150 200 223 240 250 300 375 400 446 500 600 669 750 892 1,000 1,115 1,200 1,338 1,500 1,784 2,000 2,230 2,676 3,000 3,345 3,568 4,460 5,352 5,575 6,000 6,690 8,920 10,704 11,150 13,380 16,725 17,840 22,300 26,760 27,875 33,450 44,600 53,520 55,750 66,900 83,625 89,200 111,500 133,800 167,250 223,000 267,600 334,500 446,000 669,000 and 1,338,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,338,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,338,000, 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).