Q: Is 1,451,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,451,600 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 1,451,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 152 190 191 200 304 380 382 400 475 760 764 950 955 1,520 1,528 1,900 1,910 3,056 3,629 3,800 3,820 4,775 7,258 7,600 7,640 9,550 14,516 15,280 18,145 19,100 29,032 36,290 38,200 58,064 72,580 76,400 90,725 145,160 181,450 290,320 362,900 725,800 and 1,451,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,451,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,451,600, 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).