Q: Is 1,371,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,371,700 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 1,371,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 29 43 44 50 55 58 86 100 110 116 145 172 215 220 275 290 319 430 473 550 580 638 725 860 946 1,075 1,100 1,247 1,276 1,450 1,595 1,892 2,150 2,365 2,494 2,900 3,190 4,300 4,730 4,988 6,235 6,380 7,975 9,460 11,825 12,470 13,717 15,950 23,650 24,940 27,434 31,175 31,900 47,300 54,868 62,350 68,585 124,700 137,170 274,340 342,925 685,850 and 1,371,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,371,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,371,700, 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).