Q: Is 1,360,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,360,000 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 1,360,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 125 128 136 160 170 200 250 272 320 340 400 425 500 544 625 640 680 800 850 1,000 1,088 1,250 1,360 1,600 1,700 2,000 2,125 2,176 2,500 2,720 3,200 3,400 4,000 4,250 5,000 5,440 6,800 8,000 8,500 10,000 10,625 10,880 13,600 16,000 17,000 20,000 21,250 27,200 34,000 40,000 42,500 54,400 68,000 80,000 85,000 136,000 170,000 272,000 340,000 680,000 and 1,360,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,360,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,360,000, 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).