Q: Is 1,372,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,372,700 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 1,372,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 37 50 53 70 74 100 106 140 148 175 185 212 259 265 350 370 371 518 530 700 740 742 925 1,036 1,060 1,295 1,325 1,484 1,850 1,855 1,961 2,590 2,650 3,700 3,710 3,922 5,180 5,300 6,475 7,420 7,844 9,275 9,805 12,950 13,727 18,550 19,610 25,900 27,454 37,100 39,220 49,025 54,908 68,635 98,050 137,270 196,100 274,540 343,175 686,350 and 1,372,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,372,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,372,700, 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).