Q: Is 1,342,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,342,000 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 1,342,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 61 80 88 100 110 122 125 176 200 220 244 250 275 305 400 440 488 500 550 610 671 880 976 1,000 1,100 1,220 1,342 1,375 1,525 2,000 2,200 2,440 2,684 2,750 3,050 3,355 4,400 4,880 5,368 5,500 6,100 6,710 7,625 10,736 11,000 12,200 13,420 15,250 16,775 22,000 24,400 26,840 30,500 33,550 53,680 61,000 67,100 83,875 122,000 134,200 167,750 268,400 335,500 671,000 and 1,342,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,342,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,342,000, 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).