Q: Is 1,362,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,362,000 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 1,362,000 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 80 100 120 125 150 200 227 240 250 300 375 400 454 500 600 681 750 908 1,000 1,135 1,200 1,362 1,500 1,816 2,000 2,270 2,724 3,000 3,405 3,632 4,540 5,448 5,675 6,000 6,810 9,080 10,896 11,350 13,620 17,025 18,160 22,700 27,240 28,375 34,050 45,400 54,480 56,750 68,100 85,125 90,800 113,500 136,200 170,250 227,000 272,400 340,500 454,000 681,000 and 1,362,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,362,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,362,000, 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).