Q: Is 1,401,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,401,200 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 1,401,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 40 50 62 80 100 113 124 155 200 226 248 310 400 452 496 565 620 775 904 1,130 1,240 1,550 1,808 2,260 2,480 2,825 3,100 3,503 4,520 5,650 6,200 7,006 9,040 11,300 12,400 14,012 17,515 22,600 28,024 35,030 45,200 56,048 70,060 87,575 140,120 175,150 280,240 350,300 700,600 and 1,401,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,401,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,401,200, 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).