Q: Is 1,347,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,347,000 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 1,347,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 449 500 600 750 898 1,000 1,347 1,500 1,796 2,245 2,694 3,000 3,592 4,490 5,388 6,735 8,980 10,776 11,225 13,470 17,960 22,450 26,940 33,675 44,900 53,880 56,125 67,350 89,800 112,250 134,700 168,375 224,500 269,400 336,750 449,000 673,500 and 1,347,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,347,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,347,000, 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).