Q: Is 1,342,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,342,800 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 1,342,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 373 400 450 600 720 746 900 1,119 1,200 1,492 1,800 1,865 2,238 2,984 3,357 3,600 3,730 4,476 5,595 5,968 6,714 7,460 8,952 9,325 11,190 13,428 14,920 16,785 17,904 18,650 22,380 26,856 27,975 29,840 33,570 37,300 44,760 53,712 55,950 67,140 74,600 83,925 89,520 111,900 134,280 149,200 167,850 223,800 268,560 335,700 447,600 671,400 and 1,342,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,342,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,342,800, 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).