Q: Is 1,405,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,405,200 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 1,405,200 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 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,171 1,200 2,342 3,513 4,684 5,855 7,026 9,368 11,710 14,052 17,565 18,736 23,420 28,104 29,275 35,130 46,840 56,208 58,550 70,260 87,825 93,680 117,100 140,520 175,650 234,200 281,040 351,300 468,400 702,600 and 1,405,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,405,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,405,200, 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).